different between formation vs paceline
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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paceline
English
Etymology
pace +? line
Noun
paceline (plural pacelines)
- A formation in which riders (especially bicycle racers) travel in a line, one close behind the other, in order to conserve energy and travel faster by riding in the draft of the riders in front. The foremost rider periodically drops to the rear to allow another to take his or her place.
See also
- bit and bit
Anagrams
- capeline
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