formazione

Definitions of formazione
  1. noun
    the act of forming or establishing something
    synonyms: costituzione
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    collettivizzazione
    the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism
    colonizzazione
    the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
    ripopolamento
    the act of populating (causing to live in a place)
    type of:
    inizio, partenza, principio, promozione
    the act of starting something
  2. noun
    (geology) the geological features of the earth
    synonyms: formazione geologica
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    Gibilterra
    location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
    Etna
    an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet)
    sierra
    a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
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    arenile, beach, lido, spiaggia
    an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
    grotta
    a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
    falesia, rupe, scoglio, sperone
    a steep high face of rock
    delta
    a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
    massiccio
    a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range
    foce
    the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water
    acciaccatura, ammaccatura, dentellatura, foiba, infossamento, infossatura, piega
    a sunken or depressed geological formation
    altura, rilievo
    a raised or elevated geological formation
    catena, catena montuosa
    a series of hills or mountains
    crinale, dorsale, spartiacque
    a long narrow range of hills
    proda, riva, sponda
    the land along the edge of a body of water
    pendio
    an elevated geological formation
    fonte, rampollo, sorgente
    a natural flow of ground water
    ghiaione
    a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
    rampa, salita
    an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
    proda, riva, sponda
    sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
    avvallamento, bacino, catinella, catino, conca, depressione
    a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it
    alveo, letto
    a depression forming the ground under a body of water
    antro, caverna, speco, spelonca
    a large cave or a large chamber in a cave
    cratere
    a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
    calata, china, declivio, discesa, inclinazione, pendenza, pendice, pendio, salto
    a downward slope or bend
    geyser
    a spring that discharges hot water and steam
    ghiacciaio
    a slowly moving mass of ice
    colle, collina, poggio
    a local and well-defined elevation of the land
    alveo, cavità, cavo, concavità, incavatura, incavo, seno, tasca
    a depression hollowed out of solid matter
    iceberg
    a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier
    calotta polare
    a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)
    icefield
    a large flat mass of ice (larger than an ice floe) floating at sea
    icefield
    a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea
    lungolago
    the shore of a lake
    piana, piano, pianura
    low level country
    montagna, monte
    a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
    costa, parete, versante
    the side or slope of a mountain
    balza, crepaccio, dirupo, precipizio, ripa, rupe
    a very steep cliff
    cresta, crinale, dorsale, giogo, spartiacque
    a long narrow natural elevation or striation
    costa, costiera, lido, litorale, marina, proda, riva, riviera, sponda
    the shore of a sea or ocean
    inghiottitoio
    a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
    fondovalle, valle
    a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
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    cosa, oggetto
    a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
  3. noun
    an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
    synonyms: coorte, schiera, schieramento
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    linea
    a formation of people or things one beside another
    colonna, distesa, fila
    a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
    riga
    an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
    rango
    a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
  4. noun
    the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
    synonyms: preparazione, qualificazione
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