The act of assembling a group or structure.
An arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays.
An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".
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.
The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics.
Something possessing structure or form.
A layer of rock of common origin.
A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc.
The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.
The act of instituting something.
Any long established and respected place or business.
A custom or practice of a society or community.
The building or buildings which house such an organization.
A person long established in a place, position, or field.
A mental institution.
A long established and respected organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
The act by which a bishop commits a cure of souls to a priest.