1. back-formation

noun. a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it.

Rhymes with Geological Formation

• deinstitutionalization
• institutionalization
• self-congratulation
• antidiscrimination
• telecommunication
• nondiscrimination
• misrepresentation
• mischaracterization
• internationalization
• industrialization
• decriminalization
• transillumination
• self-determination
• renationalization
• recapitalization
• prestidigitation
• misinterpretation
• misidentification
• miscommunication
• experimentation
• excommunication
• disqualification
• discontinuation
• denationalization
• decentralization
• transplantation
• singularization
• self-perpetuation
• securitization
• reinterpretation

2. re-formation

noun. forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting.

3. geological

adjective. ['ˌdʒiːəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl'] of or relating to or based on geology.

4. formation

noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit.

5. formation

noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] the act of fabricating something in a particular shape.

6. formation

noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] the act of forming or establishing something.

7. formation

noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] a particular spatial arrangement.

8. formation

noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] (geology) the geological features of the earth.

9. formation

noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] natural process that causes something to form.

10. formation

noun. ['fɔrˈmeɪʃən'] creation by mental activity.

Sentences with geological-formation

1. Noun Phrase
Naturally occurring deposits of the compound are mined from geological formations of the Eocene age (approximately 48 million years ago).

2. Noun Phrase
The major attraction here is the unusual geological formation - 60-foot tall, perfectly vertical columns of imposing basalt - that give it its name.