| 单词 | formation |
| 释义 | formation —formational, adj. /fawr may"sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice. 2. the manner in which a thing is formed; disposition of parts; formal structure or arrangement. 3. Mil. a. a particular disposition of troops, as in columns, squares, etc. b. any required assembling of the soldiers of a unit. 4. Geol. a. a body of rocks classed as a stratigraphic unit for geologic mapping. Cf. member (def. 8). b. the process of depositing rock or mineral of a particular composition or origin. [1375-1425; late ME formacioun < L formation- (s. of formatio), equiv. to format(us) (see FORM, -ATE1) + -ion- -ION] Syn. 1. establishment, founding, organization. |
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