English noun: formulation | |||
1. | formulation (substance) a substance prepared according to a formula | ||
Samples | The physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine. | ||
Synonyms | preparation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chemical compound, compound | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cleaner, cleanser, cleansing agent, glycerinated gelatin, nebula, polish, smelling salts, starch | ||
2. | formulation (act) inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally | ||
Synonyms | conceptualisation, conceptualization | ||
Broader (hypernym) | creating by mental acts | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | approach, attack, framing, plan of attack | ||
3. | formulation (communication) the style of expressing yourself | ||
Samples | He suggested a better formulation. His manner of expression showed how much he cared. | ||
Synonyms | expression | ||
Broader (hypernym) | expressive style, style | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Americanism, Anglicism, archaicism, archaism, boilerplate, Briticism, Britishism, choice of words, colloquialism, diction, honorific, idiom, parlance, phraseology, phrasing, sentimentalism, verbiage, wording | ||