formation

Definition

  • n. an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
  • n. the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
  • n. a particular spatial arrangement
  • n. natural process that causes something to form

Word forms

Plural
formations

Example sentences

  1. n.

    The birds flew in a perfect V formation during their migration.

  2. n.

    The doctor explained that the formation of scar tissue can affect healing.