Formation

Definition: Formation

Formation

Noun

1. An arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes".

2. A particular arrangement.

3. The fabrication of something in a particular shape.

4. The act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group"; "he still remembers the establishment of the hospital".

5. The geological features of the earth.

6. Natural process that causes something to form; "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods".

7. Creation by mental activity; "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories".

Date "formation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references)

Etymology: Formation \For*ma"tion\, noun. [Latin expression formatio: compare to the French expression formation.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Building & Civil Engineering	The surface of the subgrade on which the road is built formed by the earthworks. Source: European Union. (references)
Food & Agriculture	All the operations contributing to the creation of a new crop up to the stage where it is considered established; i. e. from seed procurement, as for a nursery, to early tending. Source: European Union. (references)
Geological	A rock formation is a body of rock of considerable extent with distinctive characteristics that allow geologists to map, describe, and name it. (references)
Industry	The manner in which the fibres are distributed, arranged and mixed in the sheet structure. Source: European Union. (references)
Military & Defense	An ordered arrangement of troops and/or vehicles for a specific purpose. Source: European Union. (references)
	An ordered arrangement of two or more aircrafts proceeding together. Source: European Union. (references)
Mining	A. A persistent body of igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic rock, having easily recognizable boundaries that can be traced in the field without recourse to detailed paleontologic or petrologic analysis, and large enough to be represented on a geologic map as a practical or convenient unit for mapping and description; the basic cartographic unit in geologic mapping. Syn:rock formation b. A body of sedimentary rock identified by lithic characteristics and stratigraphic position; it is prevailing but not necessarily tabular, and is mappable at the Earth's surface or traceable in the subsurface. The formation is the fundamental unit in lithostratigraphic classification c. A general term applied by drillers to a sedimentary rock that can be described by certain drilling or reservoir characteristics; e.g. hard formation, cherty formation, or porous formation d. A naturally formed topographic feature, commonly differing conspicuously from adjacent objects or material, or being noteworthy for some other reason; esp. a striking erosional form on the land surface.Syn:geologic formation e.g. hard formation, cherty formation, or porous formation. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Formation

Synonyms: constitution (n), establishment (n), geological formation (n), geology (n), organisation (n), organization (n), shaping (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Composition	Noun: composition, crasis; combination; inclusion, admission, comprehension, reception; embodiment; formation.
Form	Forming; Verb: formation, figuration, efformation; sculpture; plasmation.
	Form, figure, shape; conformation, configuration; make, formation, frame, construction, cut, set, build, trim, cut of one's jib; stamp, type, cast, mold; fashion; contour; (outline); structure; plasmature.
Production	Noun: {ant., } production, creation, construction, formation, fabrication, manufacture; building, architecture, erection, edification; coinage; diaster; organization; nisus formativus; putting together; Verb: establishment; workmanship, performance; achievement; (completion).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Formation

English words defined with "formation": Chalk formation, Cretaceous formation ♦ heat of formation ♦ military formation ♦ reaction formation ♦ Spore formation. (references)

Specialty definitions using "formation": banded iron formation, bedded formation ♦ Concept Formation ♦ elemental-analog phase formation, elemental-analogue phase formation ♦ formation drilling, formation striae, formation water ♦ gel formation ♦ inclined bedded formation ♦ oil-well formation tester ♦ Rosette Formation ♦ sludging formation ♦ trail formation. (references)

Etymologies containing "formation": format. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Formation" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

French (development, education, formation, forming, grounding, moulding, traineeship, training), German (flight, formation, group).

Domain	Title
References	Edition Formation Entreprise: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Accretion Processes in Star Formation (reference) Absolutism and Ruling Class: The Formation of the Russian Political Order, 1700-1825 (reference) Letters addressed to the daughter of a nobleman, on the formation of the religious and the moral principle (reference) The Formation of Christianity in Antioch: A Social-Scientific Approach to the Separation Between Judaism and Christianity (reference) Capital formation by expenditures on formal education, 1880 and 1890 (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Actualite De La Formation Permanente (reference) Bulletin Officiel Du Travail De L Emploi Et De La Formation (reference) Cahiers Hospitaliers : Personnel & Formation (reference) Code Du Personnel Hospitaliers Personnel & Formation (reference) Dicoguide De La Formation (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Extreme Flight - General Aviation Formation Flying (reference) Physical Geography: Sedimentary Rocks and their Formation (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	In Formation (reference) Missing Man Formation [LIVE] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Shown is a microscopic view of a typical neuroblastoma with rosette formation. Magnified x40. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.		Illustration of formation of a zygospore. A characteristic of sexual reproduction in zygomycetes. Credit: CDC.
	Histopathology of lymph node shows effacement of architecture with great numbers of plump histiocytes. No granuloma formation or necrosis is present. Credit: CDC.		Three ER-2 Aircraft in flight formation over Ames Research Center. Credit: NASA.
	Fireworks of Star Formation Light Up a Galaxy. Credit: NASA.		Lobster Tail Ice Formation on Aerosurface. Credit: NASA.
	Planet formation is a hazardous process. New pictures from the Hubble telescope are giving ... Credit: NASA.		Pictures obtained with the Hubble telescope reveal episodes of star formation that are ... Credit: NASA.
	Stellar formation in NGC 3603. Credit: NASA.		The so-called Richat Structure is a geological formation in the Maur Adrar Desert in the African country of Mauritania. Although it resembles an impact crater, the Richat Structure formed when a volcanic dome hardened and gradually eroded, exposing the onion-like layers of rock. Credit: NASA.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
Hosea Ballou	Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character.
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe	The formation of one's character ought to be everyone's chief aim.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Communist Manifesto	1848	In the formation of their plans they are conscious of caring chiefly for the interests of the working class, as being the most suffering class. (reference)
Treaty of Versailles	1919	The maintenance or formation of forces differently grouped or of other organisations for the command of troops or for preparation for war is forbidden. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Chance works in the formation of this little creature
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		This can lead to the formation of stones made of cystine. (references)
		TTF-1 appears to regulate lung formation during gestation. (references)
		Required by the body for the formation of coenzymes NAD and NADP. (references)
Business		This problem is often solved with the formation of a consortium. (references)
		Non-associated gas from the Khuff formation is sent only to the Shedgum and Uthmaniyah processing plants. (references)
		Some three-fourths of gross fixed capital formation in manufacturing is directly or indirectly financed by the banking system. (references)
Children	Cuba	State organizations and schools are charged with the integral formation of children and youth. (references)
	Malaysia	It also mandates the formation of a children's court, which, the Government stated, would better protect the interests of children. (references)
	Hong Kong	A Child Care Center Law prevents unsuitable persons from providing child care services and facilitates the formation of mutual help child care groups. (references)
Civil Liberties	Afghanistan	It is unknown whether laws existed that governed the formation of associations. (references)
	Nicaragua	The law was to take effect with stipulations that formation of the guild occur within 3 months. (references)
	Oman	The 1996 Basic Charter's provisions in this area--not yet in effect--regulate the formation of associations. (references)
Economic History	Barbados	Barbados' laws allow the formation of several types of companies. (references)
	Botswana	Company formation and registration in Botswana is relatively simple. (references)
	Qatar	Qatari laws do not allow formation of labor unions and trade associations. (references)
Human Rights	Cyprus	No restrictions prevent the formation of human rights groups. (references)
	San Marino	There are no domestic human rights organizations, although the Government does not impede their formation. (references)
	Fiji	Authorities hoped that with a new Government, increased funding, and the formation of a police union, corruption among the police will abate. (references)
Indigenous People	Sweden	The country counts at least 17,000 Sami (formerly known as Lapps) in its population (Sami organizations place that number somewhat higher at 25,000 to 30,000). In 1993 the Government allowed the formation of a Sametinget (Sami Parliament) as an advisory body to the Government. (references)
Minorities	Ireland	A monitoring committee was overseeing implementation of the recommendations of the report, some of which have resulted in the formation of special committees in the Departments of Education, Environment, and Health to examine Traveller problems in these areas. (references)
Political Economy	THE BAHAMAS	The Act permits the formation of a Wages Council to determine a minimum wage. (references)
Political Rights	Bhutan	Political parties do not exist legally, and the Government discourages their formation as divisive. (references)
	Indonesia	Female Members of Parliament announced in mid-October 2000 the formation of a non partisan women's caucus. (references)
	Cambodia	Despite such incidents, the formation of the new Government appeared to reflect the will of the electorate. (references)
Trade	Switzerland	The formation and management of investment trust and mutual funds are also features of the big banks' securities dealing and portfolio management business. (references)
	Kenya	The treaty provides for the formation of an economic community and removal of trade barriers by November 2003. The EAC intends to enhance and promote economic, trade, and development programs within the East African region through integration of infrastructure; harmonization of inter-territorial trade and tariffs; and in the long-term, currency alignment. (references)
	Vietnam	Goods brought in for foreign-invested projects may qualify for exemption if they fall under five general categories: (1) equipment and machinery imported for the formation of the fixed assets of the project and spare parts and components attached thereto; (2) construction materials imported to build the fixed assets of the project that are not produced locally; (3) materials and supplies imported for the local manufacturer of the equipment and machinery included in the technological process of the projects; (4) specialized means of transport included in the technological process of the project or for transportation of groups of employees (with 24 seats or more); and (5) technology transfer that is considered as capital contribution by the foreign partner. (references)
Worker Rights	Russia	Such practices discouraged the formation of new unions. (references)
	Zimbabwe	The LRA allows for the formation of multiple national federations. (references)
	Honduras	Union formation and contract negotiation can take an extremely long time. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
John Adams	1797-1801	I hope you will avail yourself and your country of that extensive learning and indefatigable industry which you possess, to assist her in the formation of the happiest governments and the best character of a great people.
James Monroe	1817-1825	A difference of opinion has existed from the first formation of our Constitution to the present time among our most enlightened and virtuous citizens respecting the right of Congress to establish such a system of improvement.
John Quincy Adams	1825-1829	But the Departments of Foreign Affairs and of the Interior, which early after the formation of the Government had been united in one, continue so united to this time, to the unquestionable detriment of the public service.
Zachary Taylor	1849-1850	For the interpretation of that instrument I shall look to the decisions of the judicial tribunals established by its authority and to the practice of the Government under the earlier Presidents, who had so large a share in its formation.
Harry S. Truman	1945-1953	By legislation and by administration we must take specific steps to discourage the formation or the strengthening of competition-restricting business.
John F. Kennedy	1961-1963	We can mobilize this talent through the formation of a National Peace Corps, enlisting the services of all those with the desire and capacity to help foreign lands meet their urgent needs for trained personnel.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	While emphasizing the need for continued fiscal restraint, this budget takes the first major step in a long-term tax reduction program designed to increase capital formation.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Formation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.62% of the time. "Formation" is used about 3,970 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	99.62%	3,955	2,484
Noun (proper)	0.25%	10	111,207
Noun (common)	0.13%	5	157,705
Total	100.00%	3,970	N/A

Country	Name
France	Edition Formation Entreprise
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Expressions using "formation": air formation ♦ attack formation ♦ back formation ♦ battle formation ♦ break formation ♦ Carboniferous formation ♦ cell formation ♦ Chalk formation ♦ clear type of ice formation ♦ close formation ♦ cloud formation ♦ column formation ♦ Concept Formation ♦ Cretaceous formation ♦ draw up in a battle formation ♦ formation flight ♦ formation of blocs ♦ formation of sparks ♦ frost formation ♦ gas formation ♦ gel formation ♦ geological formation ♦ gross fixed capital formation ♦ group formation ♦ gust formation time ♦ habit formation ♦ heat of formation ♦ horseshoe formation ♦ ice formation ♦ military formation ♦ mixed type of ice formation ♦ operational formation ♦ pair formation ♦ price formation ♦ producing formation ♦ reaction formation ♦ reticular formation ♦ Rosette Formation ♦ scab formation ♦ sealing formation ♦ spore formation ♦ square formation ♦ Tertiary formation ♦ trail formation ♦ train formation ♦ white type of ice formation ♦ word formation. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "formation": superego-formation, v-formation, word-formation.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "formation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		formim (building up, construction, cultivation, education, forming, moldiness, molding, mouldiness, moulding, shaping, training), formacion (forming, line up, lineup, stratum, structure), përpunim (development, elaboration, manipulation, manufacture, operation, processing, recovery, refinement, rehash, treatment). (various references)

Arabic		‏تكوين (fashioning, form), ‏تكون (consist of, genesis), ‏تشكيل (diversiform, figuration, formalization, forming, formulation, modelling, pointing, punctuation), ‏تشكل (brew, compose, form, shape, take shape), ‏بنية (armature, build, construction, fabric, figure, format, framework, gestalt, make up, organism, structure, substructure, texture). (various references)

Bulgarian		създание (creature), структура (architecture, conformation, construction, contexture, fabric, frame, framework, ordonnance, pattern, set up, structure), строй (order, regime, regiment, tune), строеж (conformation, construction, design, grain, make up, making, mechanism, pattern, set up, structure, texture, turn), сключване (conclusion, contraction), формация, формиране (embodiment), образуване, образувание. (various references)

Chinese		隊形 , 隊列 , 編隊 (form into columns, organize into teams), 形态 (back-formation, morphologic, morphological), 兵團 (army, corps, large military unit). (various references)

Czech		formování, formace, vznik (birth, creation, generation, origin, rise), utváření, tvoření (creation, procreation), útvar (unit). (various references)

Danish		formpresning (blocking, forming, moulding), formation, formatio, sammensætning (aggregation, composition, compounding), platform (operating platform, operator's control platform, platform, raft), planum (crest, flat surface, plane, subgrade, track formation), planering (flattening, grading, leveling, levelling, machine grading, planing, planishing, regulating, shaping, spreading, the removal of a defined thickness of bituminous materials using a cutting blade), organisation (organization), kulturanlaeg og-pleje, kronebredde (road bed, road width, roadbed, roadway, width), krone (crown). (various references)

Dutch		formatio, formatie (establishment, theoretical strength), fabricage (making, manifacture), vormgeving (design, forming, processing, shaping), platform (platform), organisatie (organization), onder profiel brengen, kruin (summit, surface, top, top of the head), bovenkant aarden baan (subgrade, track formation), bladformatie. (various references)

Finnish		muodostelma. (various references)

French		formation (forming). (various references)

German		verband (agglutinated, assoc, association, bandage, bandaged, bond, braid, conglomerated, conjoined, connection, dressing, federation, fillet, joined, league, mated, string, tie, unit), gliederung (organization, set up, structure, structuring, subdivision), gestaltung (arrangement, composition, dressing, fashioning, figuration, forming, layout, shaping, structuring), formation (flight, group). (various references)

Greek		διαμόρφωση (configuration, conformation, modulation, molding, moulding). (various references)

Hebrew		תצורה (configuration), הוצרות (creation, morphosis), הווי (being), התרקמות, התהוות (becoming, creation, emergence, genesis), חטיבה (block, brigade, group, regiment, unit), הרקמות, עוצבה, מערך (alignment, array, conspectus, deal, disposition, layout, lineup, order, project), תבנית (figure, form, format, gestalt, image, mock up, model, mould, pattern, structure, type), להק (air squadron, band, group), יצירה (composition, creation, deed, generation, genesis, making, production), מסדר (fraternity, order, parade), מבנה (building, design, fabric, format, frame, set, setup, structure, texture, type), מהוה, עצוב (design, downhearted, fashioning, forming, formulation, lugubrious, modeling, molding, morose, sad, shaping, sorrowful, sullen, unhappy, woeful). (various references)

Hungarian		alakulat (corps, outfit), megalakítás (institution), létrehozás (built up, origination, procreation, substantiation), kialakulás (conception, conformation, development, emergence, evolution), keletkezés (dawn, genesis), képződmény (growth), képződés, harcrend (array, battle formation, combat order, disposition, order, order of battle), alapítás (establishment, institution). (various references)

Indonesian		formasi (position), pembentukan (establishment). (various references)

Italian		formazione (background, composition, make up, making, training). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		陣形 , 隊伍 (line array, ranks of troops), 編隊 , 編成　 (composition, organization), 編成 (composition, organization), 結成 , フェルミ粒子 (a walk, fall, fault, fault-tolerance, fauvisme, fellowship, fence, fencing, fender, Fermi particle, ferret, ferro-alloy, foam, foam rubber, focus, Fodor, fog, fog lamp, fog light, foie gras, folder, folk, folk art, folk dance, folk song, folklore, follow, follow wind, follow-through, followup, follow-up, fondue, font, force, force-out, ford, fore, forecast, foreground, forehand, foreman, forge, fork, fork ball, forklift, forklore, form, formal, formal dress, formal wear, formalism, format, formatter, formatting, form-feed, formula car, formula plan, formula translation, forte, FORTRAN, fortune, forum, forward, forward pass, forwarding, fossa magna, foster child, foster parent, four nines, fox-trot, Fuji, Fuji-TV, pheromone, phone, phonograph, photo, photo library, photo realism, photo story, photo studio, photochromic glass, photocoupler, photodiode, photogenic, photogenie, photograph, photographer, photography, photogravure, photoresist, phototransistor, Volkswagen, VW), 形成 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		たいご (enlightenment, great wisdom, line array, ranks of troops, Siamese language, Thai), フォーメーション , けっせい (serum), けいせい (administration, beauty, condition, conduct of state affairs, courtesan, government, prospects, prostitute, siren, situation, sound of a valley stream, train line Tokyo - Narita, warning), じんけい (charity, graciousness, mercy, term of address for a friend), へんたい (abnormality, metamorphosis, pervert, transformation), へんせい (composition, degenerate, denature, eccentric personality, forming, metamorphosis, organization). (various references)

Korean		대형. (various references)

Manx		kiaddey (coinage, coining, design, designing, fashion, father, form, model, modelling, shape), jannoo (accomplish, accomplishment, act, build, cast, coalesce, commit, committal, compose, conferment, conformation, construct, construction, create, deal, deed, do, effect, execute, fabricate, fashion, fend, fill, follow out, goings on, keep, make, manufacture, perform, performance, performing, perpetrate, perpetration, persuance, practise, produce, production, render; doing, structure, style, transact, transaction, transactions). (various references)

Norwegian		formasjon, danning. (various references)

Pig Latin		ormationfay.(various references)

Portuguese		formação (conformation, generation, shaping). (various references)

Romanian		formare (composition, forming, organization), formaţie (conception, stratum, system, training, trend), structurã a solului, dispunere a trupelor, constituire (constitution). (various references)

Russian		образование (background, education, forming, schooling). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		formacija, tvorevina (creation), osnivanje (establishment, foundation, institution). (various references)

Spanish		formación (array, assembly, education, filing, making, molding, moulding, training). (various references)

Swedish		gruppering (alignment, deploy, deployment, lineup, regimentation), bildning (breeding, composition, cultivation, culture, education, form, learning). (various references)

Turkish		formasyon, yapım (make up, manufacture, production, program, programme), oluşum (creation, genesis, nascency), oluşturma (constitution, generation), düzen (arrangement, array, contexture, convention, coordination, cosmos, disposal, disposition, get up, harmony, layout, make up, method, order, orderliness, regime, regularity, regulation, right, scheme, system, trim), biçimlenme. (various references)

Turkmen		nyzam (marching). (various references)

Ukrainian		структура (anatomy, architecture, conformation, contexture, economy, fabric, framework, ordonnance, organization, structure), утворення (derivation), формування (modeling, modelling, molding, moulding, organization, shaping). (various references)

Vietnamese		sự tạo thành (constitution, creation, origination), sự hình thành, sự dàn quân. (various references)

Welsh		ffurfiad. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "formation": formations. (additional references)
	Words ending with "formation": biotransformation, conformation, counterreformation, deformation, disinformation, information, malformation, misinformation, noninformation, preformation, reformation, retransformation, transformation. (additional references)
	Words containing "formation": biotransformations, conformational, conformations, counterreformations, deformational, deformations, disinformations, informational, informationally, informations, malformations, misinformations, noninformations, preformationist, preformationists, preformations, reformational, reformations, retransformations, transformational, transformationalist, transformationalists, transformationally, transformations. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Formation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: dormition, farmaian, fermation, fermetoun, foration, forlation, formatio, iformation, Lormaison, Tormarton. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "formation" (pronounced fôrmā"shun)
8	f ô r m ā" sh u n	deformation, malformation.
5	-m ā" sh u n	acclimation, affirmation, amalgamation, animation, approximation, automation, confirmation, consummation, cremation, dalmatian, defamation, disinformation, estimation, exclamation, exhumation, inflammation, information, intimation, misinformation, proclamation, reaffirmation, reclamation, reconfirmation, reformation, summation, transformation.
4	-ā" sh u n	facilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, abrogation, acceleration, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deflation, deforestation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflation, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization.
3	-sh u n	faction, fashion, fiction, fission, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, abduction, abolition, abortion, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-f-i-m-n-o-o-r-t"
	-2 letters: amorino, amotion, footman, formant, monitor, oration.
	-3 letters: aroint, fantom, firman, forint, format, inform, maftir, manito, maroon, martin, matron, morion, motion, ration, ratoon, romano.
	-4 letters: afoot, afrit, amino, amnio, amort, faint, foram, front, inarm, infra, intro, manor, matin, minor, moira, moron, motif, motor, nitro, nomoi, noria, ratio, riant, roman, toman, train, trona.
	-5 letters: airn, airt.
	Words containing the letters "a-f-i-m-n-o-o-r-t"
	+1 letter: formations.
	+2 letters: deformation, formulation, information, informatory, reformation.
	+3 letters: confirmation, confirmatory, conformation, deformations, formulations, informations, malformation, midafternoon, preformation, reformations.
	+4 letters: confirmations, conformations, deformational, formalization, informational, informatorily, malformations, midafternoons, mortification, preformations, reformational, reformulation.
	+5 letters: aforementioned, confirmational, conformational, disinformation, formalizations, misinformation, mortifications, neurofibromata, noninformation, reconfirmation, reformulations, transformation.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
formation	333	california llc formation	47
e formation learning paris	272	idaho llc formation	47
company formation	245	company delaware formation liability limited	46
1 4 5 formation soccer	222	company formation idaho in liability limited	46
conseil formation gnral informatique paris rh	141	company florida formation in liability limited	45
conseil entreprises formation gnral paris	139	company formation in liability limited utah	45
cloud formation	120	llc formation new york	45
company formation uk	112	california company formation in liability limited	45
offshore company formation	84	florida llc formation	44
formation professional	77	llc formation utah	44
formation continue	72	company formation in liability limited new york	44
limited company formation	66	distance formation	43
company formation illinois in liability limited	60	nevada limited liability company formation	40
llc formation	60	star formation	39
illinois llc formation	60	formation tornado	38
rock formation	58	formation strategique veille	37
soccer formation	57	formation gestion information	37
llc formation nevada	54	business formation	36
football formation	53	formation informatique	34
delaware llc formation	49	missing man formation	34
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.


"Rock Formation" by Matthew Maaskant Commentary: "A rock formation along a coastline with the outline of a person. Visit http://www.qr5.com ."	"Hens in a cage" by Nenad Pantic Commentary: "Hens in a cage, in a nice formation."
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

Formation

Definition: Formation

Formation

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