formation

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English formacioun, formation, borrowed from Old French formacion, from Latin fōrmātiō, from fōrmō (“form”, verb); see form as verb. Morphologically form +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɔːˈmeɪʃən/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /fɔɹˈmeɪʃən/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /foːˈmæɪʃən/ Hyphenation: for‧ma‧tion Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === formation (countable and uncountable, plural formations) The act of assembling a group or structure. [from 14th c.] 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain) Some cloud formation was confirmed and rainfall was observed over some islands. Something possessing structure or form. [from 17th c.] The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics. [from 18th c.] (military) A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc. [from 18th c.] (geology) A layer of rock of common origin. [from 19th c.] (military) An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation". (sports) An arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays. The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation. (category theory) A structure made of two categories, two functors from the first to the second category, and a transformation from one of the functors to the other. ==== Hyponyms ==== mass formation, geologic formation ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== form ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “formāciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Formation”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume IV (F–G), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 464, column 1. “formation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “formation”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French formacion, borrowed from Latin fōrmātiōnem. Cf. also the archaic formaison. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === formation f (plural formations) formation, forming, development education; training la formation juridique ― judicial training Je suis gynécologue de formation. ― I'm a trainee gynecologist. (military) formation ==== Derived terms ==== autoformation ==== Related terms ==== forme ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: formatie === Further reading === “formation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Latin formatio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔrmaˈɧuːn/ === Noun === formation c formation ==== Declension ==== === References === formation in Svensk ordbok (SO)