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formulation

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: F AO2 R M Y AH0 L EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: F AO2 R M Y UW0 L EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.

A particular linguistic construction; a turn of phrase.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The formulation with the bare infinitive was somewhat less common.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A medicinal preparation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

Examples

  • If you liked our old shampoo, you'll love the new kinder, gentler formulation.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conceptualization, conceptualisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: creating by mental acts

Narrower terms: approach, attack, plan of attack, framing

5

noun

Meaning 5

the style of expressing yourself

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he suggested a better formulation
  • his manner of expression showed how much he cared

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: expression

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: expressive style, style

Narrower terms: sentimentalism, honorific, archaism, archaicism, boilerplate, colloquialism, parlance, idiom, Americanism, Anglicism, Briticism, Britishism, wording, diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice of words, verbiage

6

noun

Meaning 6

a substance prepared according to a formula

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: preparation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: compound, chemical compound

Narrower terms: cleansing agent, cleanser, cleaner, glycerinated gelatin, nebula, polish, starch, smelling salts

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: формулиране (formulirane) — act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula
  • Bulgarian: изразяване (izrazjavane) — act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula
  • Bulgarian: редакция (redakcija) — act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula
  • Catalan: formulació — act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula
  • Czech: formulace — act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula
  • Esperanto: formulado — act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula
  • French: formulation — act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula
  • German: Formulierung — act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula
  • German: Aufgabenstellung — act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula
  • German: (pharma) Mischung — act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula
  • Indonesian: formulasi — act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula
  • Indonesian: perumusan — act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula
  • Italian: formulazione — act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula
  • Japanese: 定式化 (teishikika) — act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula
  • Malay: perumusan — act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula
  • Portuguese: formulação — act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula
  • Romanian: formulare — act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula
  • Russian: формули́рование (formulírovanije) — act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula
  • Slovene: formulácija — act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula
  • Spanish: formulación — act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula
  • Turkish: formüle etme — act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula
Real reading context

formulation in complete knowledge articles

Weak formulation Ideas & learning · Challenging · 8 uses Wald's maximin model Ideas & learning · Challenging · 4 uses