formation
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
formation/fɔːˈmeɪʃn/
▶noun
- 1 the action of forming or the process of being formed.
- 2 a thing that has been formed; a structure or arrangement.
■ a formal arrangement of aircraft in flight or troops.
– derivatives
formational adjective.
formational adjective.
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- allochthonous
- alluvion
- angioma
- aplasia
- appetizing
- articulation
- atherogenic
- autochthonous
- babble
- back-formation
- backing
- barbola
- basement
- basin
- bubonic plague
- byte
- callus
- cavitation
- chief of staff
- cholelithiasis
- cicatrize
- cladogenesis
- cockalorum
- column
- comparison
- competence
- contango
- cooperation
- Coriolis effect
- cornbrash
- de-
- derivation
- diamantiferous
- diapir
- diphtheria
- dongle
- dysplasia
- echelon
- embolization
- embryogenesis
- facies
- fall
- fault
- flapdoodle
- flash-freeze
- follicle-stimulating hormone
- Foreign Legion
- form
