Formation

Formation

(1): ( n.) The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a square, column, etc.

(2): ( n.) A substance formed or deposited.

(3): ( n.) Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with reference to their origin; as, the siliceous formation about geysers; alluvial formations; marine formations.

(4): ( n.) A group of beds of the same age or period; as, the Eocene formation.

(5): ( n.) The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping.

(6): ( n.) The manner in which a thing is formed; structure; construction; conformation; form; as, the peculiar formation of the heart.