form
noun
external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration.
self-formed
-
a word derived from
form.
Example Sentences
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With this self-formed beam, the team produced 3D images of the human blood-brain barrier at speeds about 25 times faster than the current gold-standard approach, while preserving similar image quality.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 28, 2026
But when Russia invaded this year, she returned to the front line — first as part of a self-formed military defense unit and later officially as a member of the marine unit.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 14, 2022
Almost as unlettered as James Harrod, he was a memorable example of a self-formed man.
From The First White Man of the West Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country. by Timothy Flint
In order to save materials in the cradle, the ways themselves were laid on blocks, and they were secured as well as the skill of our self-formed shipwrights could do it.
From The Crater by James Fenimore Cooper
And now all this must be strangled; for, in her strange self-formed morality, such a love was unthinkable.
From The Salamander by Owen Johnson
