(n.) That assemblage or disposition of qualities which makes a conception, or that internal constitution which makes an existing thing to be what it is; -- called essential or substantial form, and contradistinguished from matter; hence, active or formative nature; law of being or activity; subjectively viewed, an idea; objectively, a law.
FORM (14)
Meaning of FORM (14) in English
Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012