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formula en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈfoː.mjə.lə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
/ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈfɔɹ.mjə.lə/ (Canada, General-American)
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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fōrmula (“a small pattern or mold, form, rule, principle, method, formula”), diminutive of forma (“a form”). See form.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
- x=(-b±√)/(2a) is a formula for finding the roots of the quadratic equation ax² + bx + c = 0.
(countable, uncountable) A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound.
- H₂O is the formula for water.
(countable, uncountable) A plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result.
- The company's winning formula includes excellent service and quality products.
- Shakespeare has gone back to the formula of last season, by encouraging his players to press high up the pitch and restoring Shinji Okazaki to the starting XI to scurry around between midfield and attack. 2017 March 14, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in the Guardian:
- Delays, large and small, have a huge variety of causes, so there is no magic formula for preventing them. 2019 October, Ian Walmsley, “Cleaning up”, in Modern Railways, page 42:
(countable, uncountable) A formulation; a prescription; a mixture or solution made in a prescribed manner; the identity and quantities of ingredients of such a mixture.
- The formula of the rocket fuel has not been revealed.
(countable, uncountable) A fixed phrase or set of words intended to be interpreted non-literally, typically used attitudinally or as part of convention; a formulation.
- Avoid the typical epistolic formalae, such as "Kind regards".
(countable, especially, uncountable) A formal statement of doctrine.
- The extract from the Missal of Constance, which was printed before the editio princeps […] does not contain the formulae for Advent, Sundays after Epiphany, Lent and the Sundays after Easter and Pentecost; […] 2004, Thomas Fisch, editor, Primary Readings on the Eucharist, Liturgical Press, →ISBN, footnote, page 34:
(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of infant formula, drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk.
alt of drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk
alt of infant formula
- They tried switching formulas, and it seemed to work: the baby seemed more content while feeding.
- Many women advocate for formula, insisting that women who advocate breast-feeding have become self-righteous “lactavists,” as one writer puts it. 2018, Kristin Lawless, Formerly known as food, →ISBN:
(countable, uncountable) A syntactic expression of a proposition, built up from quantifiers, logical connectives, variables, relation and operation symbols, and, depending on the type of logic, possibly other operators such as modal, temporal, deontic or epistemic ones.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
formulas	Number=Plur		lexicographic
formulæ	Number=Plur	archaic	lexicographic
formulae	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (210)

sq formulë (in mathematics) · mi tikanga tātai (in mathematics) · ga foirmle (in mathematics) · pl wzór matematyczny (in mathematics) · gl fórmula (in chemistry) · ja 式 (logic: syntactic expression of a proposition) · be фо́рмула (in mathematics) · tl sanyo (in chemistry) · is formúla (in mathematics) · ky формула (in mathematics) · sh fȏrmula (in mathematics) · sh adaptirano mleko (drink given to babies) · ca fórmula (in chemistry) · fr formule (in chemistry) · ko 화학식 (in chemistry) · hi फ़ॉरमूला (in mathematics) · yue 化學式 /化学式 (in chemistry) · kk формула (in mathematics) · de Zusammensetzung (formulation, prescription) · ja 定式 (in chemistry) · sh фо̑рмула (in mathematics) · lv formula (in chemistry) · ast fórmula (in mathematics) · cy fformiwla (in mathematics) · cmn 嬰兒配方奶粉 /婴儿配方奶粉 (drink given to babies) · ar صِيغَة (in mathematics) · yue 公式 (in mathematics) · gl fórmula (in mathematics) · tk formula (in mathematics) · ug فورمۇلا (in mathematics) · tr formül (in chemistry) · nan-hbl 公式 (in mathematics) · fr aliment lacté pour nourrissons (drink given to babies) · ja 定式 (in mathematics) · hy բանաձև (in chemistry) · hu bébitápszer (drink given to babies) · hu recept (formulation, prescription) · pl wzór chemiczny (in chemistry) · lt formulė (in mathematics) · fi kaava (in chemistry) · fi toimintamalli (plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result) · yue 配方奶粉 (drink given to babies) · nb formel (in chemistry) · sv formel (in mathematics) · es leche maternizada (drink given to babies) · nn formel (in mathematics) · ta வாய்பாடு (in mathematics) · ru реце́пт (formulation, prescription) · bg фо́рмула (in mathematics) · cy fformiwla (in chemistry) · ps فارمول (in mathematics) · it formula (in mathematics) · ja 化学式 (in chemistry) · bg фо́рмула (in chemistry) · cy fformiwla (logic: syntactic expression of a proposition) · yue 配方 (formulation, prescription) · tr formül (plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result) · gur formula (in chemistry) · nl kindervoeding (drink given to babies) · ka ფორმულა (in mathematics) · fr lait maternisé (drink given to babies) · kmr formûl (in mathematics) · az formula (in mathematics) · ur فارْمُولا (in mathematics) · cy fformiwla (formulation, prescription) · el τύπος (in chemistry) · bg реце́пта (formulation, prescription) · hy կաթնախառնուրդներ (drink given to babies) · fa-ira فُرْمول (in chemistry) · sh dječja mliječna hrana (drink given to babies) · gd foirmle (in chemistry) · fi äidinmaidonvastike (drink given to babies) · he נוסחה \ נֻסְחָה (in mathematics) · de Säuglingsanfangsnahrung (drink given to babies) · th สูตร (in mathematics) · hi सूत्र (in mathematics) · tr formül (in mathematics) · ro formulă (in mathematics) · de Formel (in mathematics) · mk формула (in mathematics) · nl formule (in mathematics) · si සූත්රය (in mathematics) · es fórmula (in mathematics) · id rumus (in mathematics) · pt fórmula (in chemistry) · sk formula (in mathematics) · ro formulă (in chemistry) · de Formel (in chemistry) · uk фо́рмула (in mathematics) · sv formel (in chemistry) · cs formule (in mathematics) · mi tātai matū (formulation, prescription) · hu képlet (in chemistry) · nn formel (in chemistry) · ru фо́рмула (in chemistry) · pl doktryna (formal statement of doctrine) · hi बेबी फार्मूला (drink given to babies) · bg фо́рмула (drink given to babies) · ur کُلِیَہ (in mathematics) · sl formula (in chemistry) · mk формула (in chemistry) · bn সূত্র (in mathematics) · ru де́тская смесь (drink given to babies) · da formel (in mathematics) · lo ສູດ (in mathematics) · ru де́тское пита́ние (drink given to babies) · mi tātai matū (in chemistry) · pt fórmula (in mathematics) · pl mleko dla niemowląt (drink given to babies) · cs formule (in chemistry) · ko 분유 (drink given to babies) · ro formulă chimică (in chemistry) · gur formula (in mathematics) · eo formulo (in mathematics) · de Bestandteile (formulation, prescription) · fi kaava (in mathematics) · de Rezeptur (formulation, prescription) · it latte artificiale (drink given to babies) · pl wzór (in mathematics) · am ቀመር (in mathematics) · ps فورمول (in mathematics) · sk vzorec (in mathematics) · es fórmula infantil (drink given to babies) · uz formula (in mathematics) · sh dečija mlečna hrana (drink given to babies) · hu recept (plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result) · bg фо́рмула (formal statement of doctrine) · et valem (in chemistry) · oc formula (in mathematics) · nb formel (in mathematics) · pl wzór (logic: syntactic expression of a proposition) · th สูตร (in chemistry) · tg формула (in mathematics) · tl sanyo (in mathematics) · ca fórmula (in mathematics) · el τύπος (in mathematics) · fi resepti (formulation, prescription) · cy fformiwla (plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result) · cs vzorec (in mathematics) · ms rumus (in mathematics) · mn томъёо (in mathematics) · km រូបមន្តគីមី (in chemistry) · ja 論理式 (logic: syntactic expression of a proposition) · tl sanyo (logic: syntactic expression of a proposition) · lv formula (in mathematics) · hu képlet (in mathematics) · hu bébiétel (drink given to babies) · ur قاعِدَہ (in mathematics) · fi kaava (plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result) · et valem (in mathematics) · gd foirmle (in mathematics) · id rumus (in chemistry) · hu tápszer (drink given to babies) · ka ფორმულა (in chemistry) · pl wzór (in chemistry) · ja 公式 (in chemistry) · ja 粉ミルク (drink given to babies) · ast fórmula (in chemistry) · vi sữa công thức (drink given to babies) · cmn 公式 (in mathematics) · bg фо́рмула (plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result) · ga foirmle (in chemistry) · km រូបមន្ត (in mathematics) · fr formule (in mathematics) · th สูตรเคมี (in chemistry) · mi ture tātai (in mathematics) · sk vzorec (in chemistry) · hu csecsemőtápszer (drink given to babies) · fr préparation pour nourrissons (drink given to babies) · it formula per lattanti (drink given to babies) · ja 公式 (in mathematics) · tr bebek formülü (drink given to babies) · it formula (in chemistry) · be фо́рмула (in chemistry) · fa-ira فُرْمول (in mathematics) · de Säuglingsformulierung (drink given to babies) · cmn 化學式 /化学式 (in chemistry) · uk фо́рмула (in chemistry) · tr formül (formulation, prescription) · nl formule (in chemistry) · cy fformiwla (drink given to babies) · pl skład (formulation, prescription) · az düstur (in mathematics) · sh fȏrmula (in chemistry) · sl formula (in mathematics) · sh adaptirano mlijeko (drink given to babies) · es fórmula (in chemistry) · vi công thức (in mathematics) · de Säuglingsnahrung (drink given to babies) · nl zuigelingenvoeding (drink given to babies) · ru фо́рмула (in mathematics) · cmn 配方 (formulation, prescription) · ar صِيغَة (in chemistry) · ko 공식 (in mathematics) · yi פֿאָרמולע (in mathematics) · ko 공식 (in chemistry) · es preparado para lactantes (drink given to babies) · my ပုံသေနည်း (in mathematics) · pl formuła (plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result) · mn томөео (in mathematics) · sh фо̑рмула (in chemistry) · pl formuła (formulation, prescription) · ta குழந்தை சூத்திரம் (drink given to babies) · he נוסחא (in chemistry) · bg фо́рмула (logic: syntactic expression of a proposition) · hy բանաձև (in mathematics) · vi công thức (in chemistry) · de Rezept (plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result) · cs vzorec (in chemistry) · oc formula (in chemistry)

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