Formation - Definition

n 1: an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a
defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"
2: the act of fabricating something in a particular shape [syn:
formation, shaping]
3: the act of forming or establishing something; "the
constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the
establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the
organization of the club" [syn: constitution,
establishment, formation, organization, organisation]
4: (geology) the geological features of the earth [syn:
geological formation, formation]
5: a particular spatial arrangement
6: natural process that causes something to form; "the formation
of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the
formation of pseudopods"
7: creation by mental activity; "the formation of sentences";
"the formation of memories"