Formation and Rendering

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Formation noun - The way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized.

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Rendering and formation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rendering" instead a noun "Formation".

Nearby Words: form, formed, forming, format, formative

Rendering noun - A vivid representation in words of someone or something.

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Formation and rendering are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formation" instead a noun "Rendering".

Nearby Words: render, rendered, rendition

Also contrary to urban legend the word is likely a back-formation from "crap", which comes from Dutch (krappe = the residue left over from the rendering-down of fat).

Source: Meaningful Name / Real Life
This was fixed in the 2001 Director's Edition, which redid the scene to match Robert Wise's original storyboards showing the formation of the walkway, and used a CGI rendering of the original filming model of the Enterprise.

Source: Off Model / Live-Action Films
Hollywood Tactics: When orcs are charging the dwarven shield wall/spear hedge, the Elves opt to jump over the Dwarves rather than fire arrows, rendering the formation moot.

Source: Film / The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

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