formation

CEFRB2

/fɔːˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The process of creating or arranging something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Something possessing structure or form.

Examples

  • The formation and movement of hurricanes are capricious, even with our present-day technology.

  • Some cloud formation was confirmed and rainfall was observed over some islands.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /foːˈmæɪʃ(ə)n/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics.

  2. The act of assembling a group or structure.

  3. A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc.

More examples

In context

  • The formation of a new government

  • I modified the formation.

  • Over a broad region, the color of a formation may change.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The blank of new clouds happens when warm air rises.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English formacioun, formation, borrowed from Old French formacion, from Latin fōrmātiō, from fōrmō (“form”, verb); see form as verb. Morphologically form + -ation.