formate
See also: Formate and formaté
English
Etymology 1
formic + -ate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɔː(ɹ)meɪt/
Noun
formate (plural formates)
- (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of formic acid.
Derived terms
- calcium formate
- methyl formate
- potassium formate
- sodium formate
Translations
salt or ester of formic acid
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Etymology 2
Back-formation from formation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔː(ɹ)ˈmeɪt/
Verb
formate (third-person singular simple present formates, present participle formating, simple past and past participle formated)
- (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.
- 1949, The Aeroplane, Volume 76, page 699,
Anagrams
- E-format, Frometa
Esperanto
Adverb
formate
- present adverbial passive participle of formi
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: formatent, formates
Verb
formate
- inflection of formater:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Italian
Adjective
formate f
- feminine plural of formato
Participle
formate f pl
- feminine plural of formato
Verb
formate
- inflection of formare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Anagrams
- fermato
Latin
Verb
fōrmāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of fōrmō
Portuguese
Verb
formate
- inflection of formatar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative