different between figuration vs formation
figuration
English
Etymology
Late Middle English figuracion, from Middle French figuration, from Latin fig?r? (“to form”). Equivalent to figurate +? -ion.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
figuration (countable and uncountable, plural figurations)
- The act of giving figure or determinate form.
- The form of something, its outline or boundaries.
- Ornamentation or decoration, especially by the addition of figures.
- Mixture of concords and discords.
- (art) The representation of an object through visual forms.
- (sociology) A structure through which people are joined, or the process of constructing such structures.
Derived terms
- figurational
Anagrams
- autofiring
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formation
English
Etymology
From Middle English formacioun, formation, borrowed from Old French formacion, from Latin f?rm?ti?, from f?rm? (“form”, verb); see form as verb.Morphologically form +? -ation
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e???n
- (US) IPA(key): /f??.?me?.??n/
- (UK) IPA(key): /f?(?).?me?.??n/
- Hyphenation: for?ma?tion
Noun
formation (countable and uncountable, plural formations)
- The act of assembling a group or structure. [from 14th c.]
- 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- Some cloud formation was confirmed and rainfall was observed over some islands.
- Some cloud formation was confirmed and rainfall was observed over some islands.
- 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- Something possessing structure or form. [from 17th c.]
- The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics. [from 18th c.]
- (military) A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc. [from 18th c.]
- (geology) A layer of rock of common origin. [from 19th c.]
- (military) An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".
- (sports) An arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays.
- The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.
- (category theory) A structure made of two categories, two functors from the first to the second category, and a transformation from one of the functors to the other.
Related terms
- form
Translations
Further reading
- “form?ci?un, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928) , “Formation”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume IV (F–G), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 464, column 1.
- formation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- formation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
From Old French formacion, borrowed from Latin f?rm?ti?, f?rm?ti?nem. Cf. also the archaic formaison.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f??.ma.sj??/
Noun
formation f (plural formations)
- formation, forming, development
- education; training
- (military) formation
Derived terms
- autoformation
Related terms
- forme
Further reading
- “formation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin formatio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?rma??u?n/
Noun
formation c
- formation
Declension
References
- formation in Svensk ordbok (SO)
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