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formation 1. Geology a. the fundamental lithostratigraphic unit b. a series of rocks with certain characteristics in common 2. Ecology a community of plants, such as a tropical rainforest, extending over a very large area formation [fȯr′mā·shən] (geology) Any assemblage of rocks which have some common character and are mappable as a unit. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Military science, seeing in history innumerable instances of the fact that the size of any army does not coincide with its strength and that small detachments defeat larger ones, obscurely admits the existence of this unknown factor and tries to discover it- now in a geometric formation, now in the equipment employed, now, and most usually, in the genius of the commanders. The geological formation of that portion of the American Union, which lies between the Alleghanies and the Rocky Mountains, has given rise to many ingenious theories. The refined joy of planting shells in the midst of the other battery's formation would appear a little thing when the infantry came swooping out of the woods. |
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