Definition of formation

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Formation (n.) A group of beds of the same age or period; as, the Eocene formation..

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Sporocarp :: Sporification (n.) Spore formation. See Spore formation (b), under Spore..
Proliferation :: Proliferation (n.) The continuous development of cells in tissue formation; cell formation.
Deltafication :: Deltafication (n.) The formation of a delta or of deltas.
Garnishment :: Garnishment (n.) Warning, or legal notice, to one to appear and give information to the court on any matter..
Know :: Know (v. i.) To have knowledge; to have a clear and certain perception; to possess wisdom, instruction, or information; -- often with of..
Moderate :: Moderate (a.) Limited in scope or effects; as, a reformation of a moderate kind..
Oreodon :: Oreodon (n.) A genus of extinct herbivorous mammals, abundant in the Tertiary formation of the Rocky Mountains. It is more or less related to the camel, hog, and deer..
Word :: Word (n.) Account; tidings; message; communication; information; -- used only in the singular.
Monogenetic :: Monogenetic (a.) One in genesis; resulting from one process of formation; -- used of a mountain range.
Stamped :: Stammering (n.) A disturbance in the formation of sounds. It is due essentially to long-continued spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm, by which expiration is preented, and hence it may be considered as a spasmodic inspiration..
Deformation :: Deformation (n.) Transformation; change of shape.
Reformation :: Reformation (n.) The act of reforming, or the state of being reformed; change from worse to better; correction or amendment of life, manners, or of anything vicious or corrupt; as, the reformation of manners; reformation of the age; reformation of abuses..
Lituite :: Lituite (n.) Any species of ammonites of the genus Lituites. They are found in the Cretaceous formation.
Nuncius :: Nuncius (n.) The information communicated.
Tradition :: Tradition (n.) The unwritten or oral delivery of information, opinions, doctrines, practices, rites, and customs, from father to son, or from ancestors to posterity; the transmission of any knowledge, opinions, or practice, from forefathers to descendants by oral communication, without written memorials..
Bed Rock :: Bed rock () The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig.
Invariant :: Invariant (n.) An invariable quantity; specifically, a function of the coefficients of one or more forms, which remains unaltered, when these undergo suitable linear transformations..
Porotic :: Porotic (n.) A medicine supposed to promote the formation of callus.
Turonian :: Turonian (n.) One of the subdivisions into which the Upper Cretaceous formation of Europe is divided.
Abortion :: Abortion (n.) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed..
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