(n.) The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming;
a shaping.
(n.) The manner in which a thing is formed; structure;
construction; conformation; form; as, the peculiar formation of the
heart.
(n.) A substance formed or deposited.
(n.) Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with
reference to their origin; as, the siliceous formation about geysers;
alluvial formations; marine formations.
(n.) A group of beds of the same age or period; as, the
Eocene formation.
(n.) The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a square,
column, etc.
