- formula
- [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)mjʊlə[/t]]
♦♦♦1) N-COUNT: usu with supp A formula is a plan that is invented in order to deal with a particular problem.
It is difficult to imagine how the North and South could ever agree on a formula to unify the divided peninsula.
...a peace formula.
2) N-SING: N for n A formula for a particular situation, usually a good one, is a course of action or a combination of actions that is certain or likely to result in that situation.After he was officially pronounced the world's oldest man, he offered this simple formula for a long and happy life...
Clever exploitation of the latest technology would be a sure formula for success...
Socialism does not after all offer a magic formula for prosperity and human dignity.
Syn:3) N-COUNT A formula is a group of letters, numbers, or other symbols which represents a scientific or mathematical rule.He developed a mathematical formula describing the distances of the planets from the Sun.
4) N-COUNT In science, the formula for a substance is a list of the amounts of various substances which make up that substance, or an indication of the atoms that it is composed of.5) N-UNCOUNT: N num Formula is used followed by a number to indicate a particular type of racing car or something relating to that type of car....Formula 1 racing cars.
...Formula 3000 racing.
6) N-UNCOUNT Formula is a powder which you mix with water to make artificial milk for babies....bottles of formula.
English dictionary. 2008.
