formation
noun
[ fɔːˈmeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the action of forming or process of being formed.
• "the formation of the Great Rift Valley"
Similar:
emergence,
coming into being,
genesis,
development,
evolution,
origination,
shaping,
generation,
establishment,
setting up,
start,
getting going,
initiation,
institution,
founding,
foundation,
inception,
creation,
inauguration,
organization,
building,
construction,
installation,
planting,
• a thing that has been formed.
• "strange black rock formations"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin formatio(n- ), from formare ‘to form’ (see form).
