formate

formic +‎ -ate

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔː(ɹ)meɪt/

formate (plural formates)

1. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of formic acid.

Back-formation from formation.

• IPA^(key): /fɔː(ɹ)ˈmeɪt/

formate (third-person singular simple present formates, present participle formating, simple past and past participle formated)

1. (aeronautics) To assemble flying aircraft into formation; to fly in formation.
   • 1949, The Aeroplane, volume 76, page 699:

     Tiger Moths from the Reserve Flying Schools at Rochester and Cambridge competed with each other at formating in the gusty conditions, Rochester just winning.

   • 2002 July, Richard L. Collins, “Piper Seneca V: a classic light twin..”, in Flying, page 68:

     Formating with Patty Wagstaff' s modified Baron, flown by Dale Snodgrass, was fun on a beautiful morning, though all you learn about an airplane while formating is the power response (very smooth) and the response to control pressures.

   • 2003, Murray Peden, A Thousand Shall Fall: The True Story of a Canadian Bomber Pilot in World War Two, page 74:

     Actually, the leader of the formation was supposed to maintain the eagle-eyed vigil necessary to ensure that his formation kept out of harm's way, because the pilots formating on him had to keep all their attention riveted on his aircraft; but the Air Force recognized that with inexperienced pilots leading formations it was wise to splash extra lookouts around liberally.

• E-format, Frometa

formate

1. present adverbial passive participle of formi

• Homophones: formatent, formates

formate

1. inflection of formater:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

formate f

1. feminine plural of formato

formate f pl

1. feminine plural of formato

formate

1. inflection of formare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

• fermato

fōrmāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of fōrmō

formate

1. inflection of formatar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

formate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of formar combined with te