Definition of formation

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Formation (n.) Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with reference to their origin; as, the siliceous formation about geysers; alluvial formations; marine formations..

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Epizootic :: Epizootic (a.) Containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks, formations, mountains, and the like..
Ectostosis :: Ectostosis (n.) A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place in the perichondrium and either surrounds or gradually replaces the cartilage.
Inquire :: Inquire (v. i.) To ask a question; to seek for truth or information by putting queries.
Interview :: Interview (v. t.) To have an interview with; to question or converse with, especially for the purpose of obtaining information for publication..
Conformation :: Conformation (n.) The state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure, as depending on the arrangement of parts; form; arrangement..
Tillodontia :: Tillodontia (n. pl.) An extinct group of Mammalia found fossil in the Eocene formation. The species are related to the carnivores, ungulates, and rodents. Called also Tillodonta..
Ethology :: Ethology (n.) The science of the formation of character, national and collective as well as individual..
Vocalization :: Vocalization (n.) The formation and utterance of vocal sounds.
Generation :: Generation (n.) The formation or production of any geometrical magnitude, as a line, a surface, a solid, by the motion, in accordance with a mathematical law, of a point or a magnitude; as, the generation of a line or curve by the motion of a point, of a surface by a line, a sphere by a semicircle, etc..
Alum Shale :: Alum shale () A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effloresces on the rock..
Cephalaspis :: Cephalaspis (n.) A genus of fossil ganoid fishes found in the old red sandstone or Devonian formation. The head is large, and protected by a broad shield-shaped helmet prolonged behind into two lateral points..
Remit :: Remit (v. t.) To send off or away; hence: (a) To refer or direct (one) for information, guidance, help, etc. Remitting them . . . to the works of Galen. Sir T. Elyot. (b) To submit, refer, or leave (something) for judgment or decision..
Maleformation :: Maleformation (n.) See Malformation.
Farse :: Farse (n.) An addition to, or a paraphrase of, some part of the Latin service in the vernacular; -- common in English before the Reformation..
Penitentiary :: Penitentiary (a.) Used for punishment, discipline, and reformation..
Re-creation :: Re-creation (n.) A forming anew; a new creation or formation.
Mark :: Mark (n.) A visible sign or impression made or left upon anything; esp., a line, point, stamp, figure, or the like, drawn or impressed, so as to attract the attention and convey some information or intimation; a token; a trace..
Lituite :: Lituite (n.) Any species of ammonites of the genus Lituites. They are found in the Cretaceous formation.
Metaphysis :: Metaphysis (n.) Change of form; transformation.
Lithic :: Lithic (a.) Pertaining to the formation of uric-acid concretions (stone) in the bladder and other parts of the body; as, lithic diathesis..
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