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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Heteroplasm :: Heteroplasm (n.) An abnormal formation foreign to the economy, and composed of elements different from those are found in it in its normal condition..
Chastise :: Chastise (v. t.) To inflict pain upon, by means of stripes, or in any other manner, for the purpose of punishment or reformation; to punish, as with stripes..
Information :: Information (v. t.) News, advice, or knowledge, communicated by others or obtained by personal study and investigation; intelligence; knowledge derived from reading, observation, or instruction..
Programma :: Programma (n.) An edict published for public information; an official bulletin; a public proclamation.
Know :: Know (v. i.) To be convinced of the truth of; to be fully assured of; as, to know things from information..
Zoogony :: Zoogony (n.) The doctrine of the formation of living beings.
Sigillaria :: Sigillaria (n.) A genus of fossil trees principally found in the coal formation; -- so named from the seallike leaf scars in vertical rows on the surface.
Formation :: Formation (n.) The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a square, column, etc..
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..
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..
Goniatite :: Goniatite (n.) One of an extinct genus of fossil cephalopods, allied to the Ammonites. The earliest forms are found in the Devonian formation, the latest, in the Triassic..
Efflorescence :: Efflorescence (n.) The formation of the whitish powder or crust on the surface of efflorescing bodies, as salts, etc..
Calcify :: Calcify (v. i.) To become changed into a stony or calcareous condition, in which lime is a principal ingredient, as in the formation of teeth..
Pelicosauria :: Pelicosauria (n. pl.) A suborder of Theromorpha, including terrestrial reptiles from the Permian formation..
Correspondent :: Correspondent (n.) One who communicates information, etc., by letter or telegram to a newspaper or periodical..
Observation :: Observation (n.) The information so acquired.
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..
Signal :: Signal (a.) Of or pertaining to signals, or the use of signals in conveying information; as, a signal flag or officer..
Schoharie Grit :: Schoharie grit () The formation belonging to the middle of the three subdivisions of the Corniferous period in the American Devonian system; -- so called from Schoharie, in New York, where it occurs. See the Chart of Geology..
Certify :: Certify (v. t.) To give cetain information to; to assure; to make certain.
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