Formation

The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping.

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

A substance formed or deposited.

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

A group of beds of the same age or period; as, the Eocene formation.

The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a square, column, etc.

creation by mental activity; "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories"

(geology) the geological features of the earth

the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"