Phrase Hound found 12 phrases and 17 compound words that contain formations. The most common are listed below. Open formations in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 12
- rock formationsplural of rock formation: An outcrop of rock that forms a distinctive shape.
- back-formationsplural of back-formation: The process by which a new word is formed from an older word by interpreting the former as a derivative of the latter, often by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) from the older word, such as the verb burgle …
- cave formationsplural of cave formation: Any secondary mineral, deposited in a natural cave by the action of water. Includes formations such as stalactites, stalagmites, flowstones, and helictites.
- reticular formationsplural of reticular formation: Part of the brain that is involved in actions such as awaking/sleeping cycle, and filtering incoming stimuli to discriminate irrelevant background stimuli
- loan formationsplural of loan formation: this is the hypernym for loan rendering / loan rendition and loan translation, and optionally also for loan creation (usage varies)
- pattern formationsplural of pattern formation: The mechanism in developing tissue by which originally similar cells acquire diverse forms and functions by coordinated cell fate control.
- re-formationsplural of re-formation: A new formation (a subsequent coming together of the elements of a former grouping).
- T formationsplural of T formation: An offensive formation in which three running backs line up in a row about five yards behind the quarterback, forming a shape like the letter T.
- V formationsplural of V formation: A chevron-shaped formation of flying birds or aircraft, used in particular by many migrating birds such as geese.
- word formationsplural of word formation: The formation of new words by the processes of derivation and composition.
- Christmas tree formationsplural of Christmas tree formation: A formation consisting of four defenders, three central midfielders, two attacking midfielders, and one striker.
- missing man formationsplural of missing man formation: An aerial salute to commemorate a deceased person, consisting of a formation of flying aircraft with a space where one plane should be flying.
Compound words 17
- transformationsplural of transformation: The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.
- malformationsplural of malformation: An abnormal formation.
- conformationsplural of conformation: The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
- alloformationsplural of alloformation: The fundamental allostratigraphic unit, which may be considered part of an allogroup and may be made up of smaller allomembers; A mappable stratiform body of sedimentary rock that is bounded by discontinuities.
- backformationsplural of backformation: The process by which a new word is formed from an older word by interpreting the former as a derivative of the latter, often by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) from the older word, such as the verb burgle …
- electroformationsplural of electroformation: The manufacture of shaped components by electrodeposition on a pattern or mandrel.
- geoformationsplural of geoformation: A geological formation.
- malinformationsplural of malinformation: Information which is based in fact, but removed from its original context, in order to harm, mislead, or manipulate; for example, deliberate change of context, date or time of genuine content.
- mansformationsplural of mansformation: A transformation into a man.
- microformationsplural of microformation: A very small formation