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Meaning of FORMATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fȯr-ˈmā-shən ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1. : an act of giving form or shape to something or of taking form : development

2. : something that is formed

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3. : the manner in which a thing is formed : structure

the peculiar formation of the heart

4. : a major kind of plant growth (as forest, grassland, or tundra) characteristic of a broad ecological region

5.

a. : any igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic rock represented as a unit

b. : any sedimentary bed or consecutive series of beds sufficiently homogeneous or distinctive to be a unit

6. : an arrangement of a body or group of persons or things in some prescribed manner or for a particular purpose

flying in formation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.