formation

形成；组成；构成

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构成物

formation

形成, 构成, 编队

formation

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

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2. a particular spatial arrangement

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3. the fabrication of something in a particular shape

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

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5. (geology) the geological features of the earth

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

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

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