The formation and movement of hurricanes are capricious, even with our present-day technology.
Source: tatoeba (1905)
Formation
//fɔːˈmeɪʃən//
Synonyms for "formation" (202 found)
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Closest matches (41)
Strong matches (60)
conversioncraftingcraftsmanshipcreationcrystallizationcultivationcutdeploymentdesigndevelopmentdevisingdisplaydisposaldispositiondistributiondvandvadviguecheloneffectuationefformation
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elaborationembodimentendocentric compounderectionestablishmentevolutionexocentric compoundextractionfabricfabricationfashionfashioningfigurationfigureforgingformformatformation flyingformatureformingformulationfoundationfoundingframeframinggenerationgenesisgenregeological formationgetupgroupinggrowinghandicrafthandiworkharmonyharvestingimpressioninauguration
Noun(2 words)
Related words (101)
inceptionincorporationinner forminstallationinstitutionjunctionlayoutlinelineupmachiningmakemakeupmakingmanufacturemanufacturingmarshalingmaterializationmatrixmillingmining
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mixturemodalitymodemodelmodelingmoldmoldingmorphogenesismorphogenymouldmouldermouldyorderorderingorganic structureorganismorganizationorganizingparonympatternpatterningpeacephysiquepiecing togetherplacementplanplatonic formplatonic ideaplatoonprefabricationpreparationprocessingproducingproductionproportionprototypeputting togetherquietquietuderaisingrankrealizationrefiningregimentationregularityroutinesculpturesetset-upsetting-upsetupshapeshapingsignificant formsmeltingspoonerismstampstructurestructuringstylesymmetrysyneresissyntaxsynthesissystemtatpurushatectonicstexturetissuetranquillityturntypeuniformitywarp and woofweavewebword formworkmanship
Noun(3 words)
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16 entriesTranslations
97 translations across 27 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- παράταξις noun (military: arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft)
Arabic
3 entries- تَشَكُّل noun (process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics)
- تَشْكِيلَة noun (military: grouping of units under a command)
- تَشْكِيلَة noun (military: arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft)
Armenian
4 entries- կազմավորում noun (something possessing structure or form)
- կազմավորում noun (act of assembling a group or structure)
- կազմավորում noun (geology: rock or face of a mountain)
- ձեւավորում noun (something possessing structure or form)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- törəmə noun (geology: rock or face of a mountain)
Belarusian
1 entries- будава́нне noun (act of assembling a group or structure)
Bulgarian
4 entries- образу́ване noun (act of assembling a group or structure)
- строй noun (military: arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft)
- форма́ция noun (something possessing structure or form)
- форма́ция noun (military: grouping of units under a command)
Dutch
4 entries- formatie noun (something possessing structure or form)
- formatie noun (act of assembling a group or structure)
- formatie noun (military: grouping of units under a command)
- formatie noun (military: arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft)
Esperanto
2 entries- formacio noun (military: grouping of units under a command)
- formigo noun (something possessing structure or form)
Finnish
4 entries- koulutus noun (process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation)
- muodostaminen noun (act of assembling a group or structure)
- muodostelma noun (something possessing structure or form)
- muodostelma noun (military: grouping of units under a command)
German
1 entries- Bildung noun (act of assembling a group or structure)
Hungarian
4 entries- alakulat noun (something possessing structure or form)
- alakulat noun (military: grouping of units under a command)
- alakulás noun (act of assembling a group or structure)
- alakzat noun (military: arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft)
Indonesian
4 entries- formasi noun (act of assembling a group or structure)
- formasi noun (military: arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft)
- formasi noun (process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation)
- pembentukan noun (act of assembling a group or structure)
Irish
2 entries- fíor noun (military: grouping of units under a command)
- fíor noun (military: arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft)
Korean
4 entries- 구조 noun (something possessing structure or form)
- 대형 noun (military: arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft)
- 조립 noun (act of assembling a group or structure)
- 지층 noun (geology: rock or face of a mountain)
Latvian
2 entries- izglītība noun (process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation)
- veidošana noun (act of assembling a group or structure)
Malay
2 entries- formasi noun (military: arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft)
- pembentukan noun (act of assembling a group or structure)
Maltese
2 entries- formazzjoni noun (something possessing structure or form)
- formazzjoni noun (act of assembling a group or structure)
Norman
1 entries- faîs'sie noun (act of assembling a group or structure)
Norwegian
1 entries- formasjon noun (military: arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- یاپی noun (something possessing structure or form)
Polish
4 entries- formacja noun (something possessing structure or form)
- formacja noun (act of assembling a group or structure)
- formacja noun (process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics)
- formacja noun (geology: rock or face of a mountain)
Portuguese
1 entries- formação noun (process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation)
Russian
4 entries- констру́кция noun (something possessing structure or form)
- образова́ние noun (something possessing structure or form)
- образова́ние noun (act of assembling a group or structure)
- образова́ние noun (process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation)
Swedish
2 entries- forma noun (process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation)
- formation noun (something possessing structure or form)
Tagalog
1 entries- sabuo noun (act of assembling a group or structure)
Telugu
2 entries- ఏర్పాటు noun (act of assembling a group or structure)
- నిర్మాణం noun (something possessing structure or form)
Vietnamese
1 entries- thành hệ noun (geology: rock or face of a mountain)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
I modified the formation.
Source: tatoeba (1176189)
A possible explanation would be the formation of pore-like structures.
Source: tatoeba (1190888)
Today we are going to study the formation of the Earth.
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