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formation
noun
the
act
or
process
of
creating
or
developing
something
•
The
rapid
formation
of
ice
on
the
pond
surprised
the
children
.
The
rapid
formation
of
ice
on
the
pond
surprised
the
children
.
•
Language
teachers
study
the
formation
of
new
words
over
time
.
Language
teachers
study
the
formation
of
new
words
over
time
.
Borrowed
from
Latin
formatio
meaning
‘
a
shaping
,
a
forming
’,
from
formare
‘
to
form
’.
noun
a
physical
structure
or
pattern
that
has
been
naturally
or
artificially
created
•
Tourists
flocked
to
see
the
towering
sandstone
formation
in
the
desert
.
Tourists
flocked
to
see
the
towering
sandstone
formation
in
the
desert
.
•
Coral
reefs
are
a
delicate
formation
built
by
tiny
sea
creatures
.
Coral
reefs
are
a
delicate
formation
built
by
tiny
sea
creatures
.
noun
an
orderly
arrangement
or
pattern
in
which
people
,
animals
,
or
vehicles
move
or
stand
•
The
soldiers
marched
in
perfect
formation
during
the
parade
.
The
soldiers
marched
in
perfect
formation
during
the
parade
.
•
Five
jets
streaked
across
the
sky
in
a
tight
V
formation
.
Five
jets
streaked
across
the
sky
in
a
tight
V
formation
.
information
noun
-
information
facts
or
knowledge
about
someone
or
something
that
help
you
understand
it
or
make
decisions
•
The
tourist
asked
the
receptionist
for
information
about
local
bus
routes
.
The
tourist
asked
the
receptionist
for
information
about
local
bus
routes
.
•
Before
buying
a
car
,
Elena
read
online
information
about
its
safety
ratings
.
Before
buying
a
car
,
Elena
read
online
information
about
its
safety
ratings
.
late
Middle
English
:
from
Old
French
,
from
Latin
informatio
‘
forming
,
conception
’,
from
the
verb
informare
‘
give
form
or
shape
to
’
noun
a
formal
written
statement
by
a
prosecutor
accusing
someone
of
a
crime
•
The
prosecutor
filed
an
information
against
the
suspect
in
the
county
court
.
The
prosecutor
filed
an
information
against
the
suspect
in
the
county
court
.
•
After
reviewing
the
information
,
the
judge
scheduled
a
preliminary
hearing
.
After
reviewing
the
information
,
the
judge
scheduled
a
preliminary
hearing
.
legal
sense
developed
in
16th-century
English
law
as
an
official
accusation
presented
by
a
public
officer
.
transformation
noun
a
thorough
or
dramatic
change
in
form
,
appearance
,
or
character
•
The
abandoned
warehouse
underwent
a
stunning
transformation
into
luxury
lofts
.
The
abandoned
warehouse
underwent
a
stunning
transformation
into
luxury
lofts
.
•
After
months
of
training
,
Marco's
body
transformation
amazed
his
friends
.
After
months
of
training
,
Marco's
body
transformation
amazed
his
friends
.
from
Latin
transformare
“
to
change
in
shape
,”
from
trans-
“
across
”
+
formare
“
to
form
.”
noun
in
stories
,
myths
,
or
magic
,
the
act
of
changing
one
thing
or
creature
into
another
•
The
witch
’
s
sudden
transformation
of
the
prince
into
a
frog
shocked
the
court
.
The
witch
’
s
sudden
transformation
of
the
prince
into
a
frog
shocked
the
court
.
•
In
the
legend
,
the
phoenix
’
s
fiery
death
leads
to
its
glorious
transformation
and
rebirth
.
In
the
legend
,
the
phoenix
’
s
fiery
death
leads
to
its
glorious
transformation
and
rebirth
.
used
in
folklore
and
alchemy
to
describe
magical
changes
long
before
modern
science
adopted
the
word
.
noun
in
mathematics
,
a
rule
that
maps
every
point
of
a
figure
or
space
to
another
point
,
often
changing
its
position
,
size
,
or
orientation
•
A
rotation
by
90
degrees
is
a
common
geometric
transformation
.
A
rotation
by
90
degrees
is
a
common
geometric
transformation
.
•
The
programmer
used
a
matrix
transformation
to
render
the
3-D
model
.
The
programmer
used
a
matrix
transformation
to
render
the
3-D
model
.
adopted
into
mathematical
vocabulary
in
the
19th
century
to
describe
operations
that
change
geometric
figures
.
noun
in
genetics
,
the
process
by
which
a
cell
takes
up
foreign
DNA
and
expresses
it
•
Scientists
used
bacterial
transformation
to
produce
insulin
.
Scientists
used
bacterial
transformation
to
produce
insulin
.
•
Heat
shock
is
a
common
method
to
induce
plasmid
transformation
in
bacteria
.
Heat
shock
is
a
common
method
to
induce
plasmid
transformation
in
bacteria
.
coined
in
early
20th-century
microbiology
after
Frederick
Griffith
’
s
1928
experiments
showing
bacteria
could
change
form
when
exposed
to
material
from
other
strains
.
