(semiotics) A symbol that indicates a relationship between designators. / (Christianity) A person who trains novices or seminarians.

(rare, art) To trim or add to a picture in order to make it fit into a standard frame size. / (rare, geology) To prepare a specimen so that it fits a standard size and shape.

present participle of formatize

simple past tense and past participle of formatize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formatize

(uncountable, linguistics) The process by which a new word is formed from an older word by interpreting the former as a derivative of the latter, often by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) from the older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar (perceived as an agent-noun suffix) from burglar.

Alternative spelling of back-formation.

(American football) An offensive formation in which three running backs line up in a row about five yards behind the quarterback, forming a shape like the letter T.

plural of T formation

plural of reticular formation