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Formate vs Formake - What's the difference?

formate | formake |

As verbs the difference between formate and formake

is that formate is to assemble flying aircraft into formation; to fly in formation while formake is to make over again; repair.

As a noun formate

is any salt or ester of formic acid.

formate

English

(wikipedia formate)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of formic acid.

    • Verb

    (format)
  • (aeronautics) To assemble flying aircraft into formation; to fly in formation.
  • * 1949 , The Aeroplane , Volume 76, page 699,
    • Tiger Moths from the Reserve Flying Schools at Rochester and Cambridge competed with each other at formating in the gusty conditions, Rochester just winning.
  • * 2002 July, Richard L. Collins, Piper Seneca V: a classic light twin..'', in '' , page 68,
    • Formating' with Patty Wagstaff' s modified Baron, flown by Dale Snodgrass, was fun on a beautiful morning, though all you learn about an airplane while ' formating is the power response (very smooth) and the response to control pressures.
  • * 2003 , Murray Peden, A Thousand Shall Fall: The True Story of a Canadian Bomber Pilot in World War Two , page 74,
    • Actually, the leader of the formation was supposed to maintain the eagle-eyed vigil necessary to ensure that his formation kept out of harm's way, because the pilots formating on him had to keep all their attention riveted on his aircraft; but the Air Force recognized that with inexperienced pilots leading formations it was wise to splash extra lookouts around liberally.
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    formake

    English

    Verb

  • (archaic) To make over again; repair.
  • *1975 , Early English Text Society, William Caxton, Henry Bradley, Early English Text Society :
    • Poule the couper Maketh and formaketh the keupis, [...]