Formulation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a substance prepared according to a formula

inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˌɔːɹmjʊlˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/fˌɔːmjʊlˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˌɔːmjʊlˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /fˌɔːɹmjʊlˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine
he suggested a better formulation
his manner of expression showed how much he cared

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

preparation expression conceptualization conceptualisation

Parts of Speech

noun	a substance prepared according to a formula “the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine”
noun	inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
noun	the style of expressing yourself “he suggested a better formulation”

Word Forms

formulate	verb	prepare according to a formula
conceptualize	verb	have the idea for
conceptualise	verb	have the idea for

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Formulierung

eine nach einer Formel hergestellte Substanz

🇪🇸Spanish

formulación

una sustancia preparada según una fórmula

🇮🇹Italian

formulazione

una sostanza preparata secondo una formula

🇳🇱Dutch

formulering

een stof bereid volgens een formule

🇵🇹Portuguese

formulação

uma substância preparada de acordo com uma fórmula

🇷🇺Russian

формулировка

вещество, приготовленное по формуле

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सूत्रीकरण

एक सूत्र के अनुसार तैयार किया गया पदार्थ

🇧🇩Bengali

গঠন

একটি সূত্র অনুযায়ী প্রস্তুত একটি পদার্থ

🇮🇳Tamil

உருவாக்கம்

ஒரு சூத்திரத்தின்படி தயாரிக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு பொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సూత్రీకరణ

ఒక ఫార్ములా ప్రకారం తయారు చేయబడిన పదార్థం

🇮🇳Marathi

सूत्रीकरण

सूत्रानुसार तयार केलेला पदार्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

રચના

સૂત્ર અનુસાર તૈયાર કરેલ પદાર્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೂತ್ರೀಕರಣ

ಸೂತ್ರದ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ತಯಾರಿಸಲಾದ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

രൂപപ്പെടുത്തൽ

ഒരു സൂത്രവാക്യം അനുസരിച്ച് തയ്യാറാക്കിയ ഒരു പദാർത്ഥം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਣਤਰ

ਇੱਕ ਫਾਰਮੂਲੇ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਇੱਕ ਪਦਾਰਥ

🇵🇰Urdu

تشکیل

ایک مادہ جو فارمولے کے مطابق تیار کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

配方

根据公式制备的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

配合

式に従って調製された物質

🇰🇷Korean

공식화

공식에 따라 제조된 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

công thức

chất được điều chế theo công thức

🇹🇭Thai

สูตร

สารที่เตรียมตามสูตร

🇮🇩Indonesian

perumusan

suatu zat yang dibuat menurut suatu rumus

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbabalangkas

isang sangkap na inihanda ayon sa isang pormula

🇲🇾Malay

rumusan

bahan yang disediakan mengikut formula

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صياغة

مادة أعدت وفقا لصيغة

🇮🇷Persian

فرمولاسیون

ماده ای که طبق فرمول تهیه می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

formülasyon

bir formüle göre hazırlanan bir madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

ניסוח

חומר שהוכן לפי נוסחה

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