What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Making vs Formation - What's the difference?

making | formation | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between making and formation

is that making is the act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction while formation is something possessing structure or form.

As a verb making

is present participle of lang=en.

making

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) making, from (etyl) , (etyl) machunga.

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
  • Process of growth or development.
  • ''As a child he didn’t seem like a genius in the making .

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

    (head)
  • Soon (30 years?) we'll be making complete DNA and life in reverse, growing food that only reversed creatures cn eat. - Earliest Usenet use via Google Groups - fa.human-nets, 10 May 1981 09:16-EDT, Robert Elton Maas

    Statistics

    *

    formation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something possessing structure or form.
  • The act of assembling a group or structure.
  • (geology) A rock or face of a mountain.
  • (military) A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc.
  • (military) An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".
  • The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.
  • Synonyms

    * (military grouping of units) battle group, brigade group, task force, combat team * (military arrangement of forces) tactical formation, battle formation