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Definition of Formations
1. formation [n] - See also: formation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Formations
Literary usage of Formations
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by Mysore Geologists' Association (1918)
"Surrounding them, occur in sequence outward, the formations of the Paleozoic and
Mesozoic groups, and finally the Cenozoic formations. The latter formations ..."
2. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1920)
"On the other hand, many new formations occur which really do enlarge the territory
of the State to which they accrue, as, for instance, where an island ..."
3. Bulletin by Tennessee Division of Geology, Geological Survey, Division of Geology, Tennessee (1913)
"Ore-bearing formations.—Although many of the formations in the southern Appalachians
contain small quantities of iron oxide scattered through the beds, ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"During th« enormous interval of time represented by these massive formations what
is now the axis of the continent remained undisturbed save by a gentle and ..."
5. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1912)
"Your orator further says that said James had only the right to take carbon
photographs of such, formations, and said Kauffman could have no other or greater ..."
6. Principles of Botany by Joseph Young Bergen, Bradley Moore Davis (1906)
"Plant formations. One of the first things which the young field botanist learns
is the ... Thus we have marine aquatic formations, sea-beach formations, ..."
7. Manual of Geology: Treating of the Principles of the Science with Special by James Dwight Dana (1869)
"Coral formations. Coral formations are made through the growth mainly of ...
Coral formations, while of one general mode of origin, are of two kinds :— 1. ..."
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