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Formal
- adjective - (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms; "the paper was written in formal English"
- a gown for evening wear
- a lavish dance requiring formal attire
- being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education"
- characteristic of or befitting a person in authority; "formal duties"; "an official banquet"
- logically deductive; "formal proof"
- refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman"
- represented in simplified or symbolic form
Format
- noun - determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
- divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!"
- set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"
- the general appearance of a publication
- the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
Formed
- verb - assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads"
- create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"
- develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape"
- establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children"
- give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
- having or given a form or shape
- make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
- to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
Former
- adjective - (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"
- belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
- belonging to the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"
- earlier
- referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); "the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one"
- the first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"
Formic
- adjective - of or containing or derived from formic acid
- of or relating to or derived from ants
Formol
- noun - a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens
Formyl
- - A univalent radical, H.C:O, regarded as the essential residue of formic acid and aldehyde. (b) Formerly, the radical methyl, CH3.
Fornax
- noun - a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix
Fornix
- noun - an arched bundle of white fibers at the base of the brain by which the hippocampus of each hemisphere projects to the contralateral hippocampus and to the thalamus and mamillary bodies
- generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space)