Meaning

• Something possessing structure or form.

• The act of assembling a group or structure.

• The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics.

• A rock or face of a mountain.

• A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc.

• An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".

• 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.

• 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.