formation

(noun): Something possessing structure or form.
(noun): The act of assembling a group or structure.
(noun): The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics.
(noun): A rock or face of a mountain.
(noun): A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc.
(noun): An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".
(noun): An arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays.
(noun): The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.
(noun): 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.