formation — English Dictionary

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Noun

The act of assembling a group or structure.
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Some cloud formation was confirmed and rainfall was observed over some islands.
Something possessing structure or form.
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The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics.
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A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc.
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A layer of rock of common origin.
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Over a broad region, the color of a formation may change.
An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".
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An arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays.
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N'Golo Kanté embodies both sides of this, a player whose early scratchiness was soothed with glorious results in the new 3-4-3 formation, allowed simply to be his best, most wonderfully mobile, diligent, destructive self.
The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.
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A structure made of two categories, two functors from the first to the second category, and a transformation from one of the functors to the other.
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