arrangement vs formation

arrangement and formation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
arrangement	Yes	No	No	No
formation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, formation is a hyponym of arrangement; that is, formation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than arrangement:

arrangement: the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
formation: a particular spatial arrangement

Other hyponyms of arrangement include columniation, composing, composition, fenestration, balance, proportion, proportionality, alignment, misalignment, ramification, spacing, spatial arrangement, tandem.

As nouns, formation is a hyponym of arrangement; that is, formation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than arrangement:

arrangement: an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
formation: an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit

Other hyponyms of arrangement include floral arrangement, flower arrangement, contrivance, lash-up, scaffold, array, categorisation, categorization, classification, aestivation, estivation, tableau, tableau vivant, venation, vernation, order, ordering, ordination.

arrangement (noun)	formation (noun)
the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music	the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
the spatial property of the way in which something is placed	the act of forming or establishing something
an organized structure for arranging or classifying	creation by mental activity
the thing arranged or agreed to	a particular spatial arrangement
a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments	an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging	(geology) the geological features of the earth
	natural process that causes something to form

arrangement vs formation

arrangement and formation both are nouns.

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