| 释义 | 
		Noun: formation  for'meyshun- An arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
 "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"  - The act of fabricating something in a particular shape
  - shaping  - The act of forming or establishing something
  - constitution, establishment, organization, organisation [Brit]  - (geology) the geological features of the earth
  - geological formation  - A particular spatial arrangement 
 - Natural process that causes something to form
 "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods"  - Creation by mental activity
 "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories" 
 Derived forms: formations See also: form Type of: action, activity, arrangement, beginning, commencement, creating by mental acts, fabrication, manufacture, manufacturing, natural action, natural process, object, physical object, placement, start Encyclopedia: Formation  |