formations

1. an arrangement of people or things acting as a unitExamples: "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"Synonyms: formation

2. the act of fabricating something in a particular shapeSynonyms: formation, shaping

3. the act of forming or establishing somethingExamples: "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"Synonyms: constitution, establishment, formation, organisation, organization

4. (geology) the geological features of the earthSynonyms: formation, geological formation

5. a particular spatial arrangementSynonyms: formation

6. natural process that causes something to formExamples: "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods"Synonyms: formation