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