F / formātĭo
noun

formātĭo

gen. formātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a shaping; forming; a form; design
a shaping, forming; a form, design, plan (post-Aug.).
Lit.: formationem puto probandam, locum improbandum, Vitr. 2 praef.: oblonga fori, id. 5, 1: formationes columnarum, id. 4, 1.—
figuratively
Trop.: morum, Sen. Ep. 117, 20.