formation

• اسم يدل على عملية التكوين أو التشكيل أو التطور أو التنظيم، وكذلك على البنية أو الترتيب أو التشكيلة الناتجة عن ذلك.

A noun referring to the process of forming, developing, or arranging something, or the resulting structure or arrangement.

1. Process of formingB1formal

   The action of forming something or the process of being formed.

   التكوين

   • The formation of ice occurs when water freezes.
   • The formation of new habits takes time and effort.
   • Geologists study the formation of mountains.

   المرادفاتconstitutioncreationdevelopmentestablishmentgenerationmakingmanufactureoriginationproductionshaping

   الأضدادdecompositiondestructiondisintegrationdissolution

2. Arrangement or structureB1formal

   A particular arrangement or pattern of things or people.

   التشكيل

   • The soldiers stood in a tight formation.
   • The dancers moved into a circular formation.
   • The clouds formed a strange formation in the sky.

   المرادفاتarrangementarrayconfigurationdesigndispositiongroupinglayoutorderpatternstructure

   الأضدادchaosconfusiondisarraydisorderdisorganization

3. Geological featureB2formalscientific

   A body of rock or strata with a distinct set of characteristics.

   تكوين جيولوجي

   • The Grand Canyon displays spectacular rock formations.
   • This limestone formation is millions of years old.
   • The geologist identified a unique fossil in the formation.

   المرادفاتbedgeological formationlayerstratum