formula

See also: fórmula and formulá

English

Etymology

From Latin formula (“a small pattern or mold, form, rule, principle, method, formula”), diminutive of forma (“a form”); see form.

Pronunciation

Noun

formula (plural formulae or formulas or formulæ)

  1. (mathematics) Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
    is a formula for finding the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0.
  2. (chemistry) A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound.
    H2O is the formula for water.
  3. 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.
    • 2017 March 14, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in the Guardian‎:
      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.
  4. 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.
  5. Drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk.
  6. (logic) 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.

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Further reading

  • formula in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • formula in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Latin formula (“small form”), from forma (“form”).

Noun

formula

  1. formula.

Declension

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Finnish

Noun

formula

  1. (motor racing) a Formula One racing car

Declension

Inflection of formula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative formula formulat
genitive formulan formuloiden
formuloitten
partitive formulaa formuloita
illative formulaan formuloihin
singular plural
nominative formula formulat
accusative nom. formula formulat
gen. formulan
genitive formulan formuloiden
formuloitten
formulainrare
partitive formulaa formuloita
inessive formulassa formuloissa
elative formulasta formuloista
illative formulaan formuloihin
adessive formulalla formuloilla
ablative formulalta formuloilta
allative formulalle formuloille
essive formulana formuloina
translative formulaksi formuloiksi
instructive — formuloin
abessive formulatta formuloitta
comitative — formuloineen

French

Verb

formula

  1. third-person singular past historic of formuler

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin formula (“a small pattern or mold, form, rule, principle, method, formula”), diminutive of forma (“a form”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈformulɒ]
  • Hyphenation: for‧mu‧la

Noun

formula (plural formulák)

  1. formula (an established form of words for use in a procedure)
  2. formula (a plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result)
  3. (archaic) spell, charm, incantation (words or a formula supposed to have magical powers)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative formula formulák
accusative formulát formulákat
dative formulának formuláknak
instrumental formulával formulákkal
causal-final formuláért formulákért
translative formulává formulákká
terminative formuláig formulákig
essive-formal formulaként formulákként
essive-modal — —
inessive formulában formulákban
superessive formulán formulákon
adessive formulánál formuláknál
illative formulába formulákba
sublative formulára formulákra
allative formulához formulákhoz
elative formulából formulákból
delative formuláról formulákról
ablative formulától formuláktól
Possessive forms of formula
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. formulám formuláim
2nd person sing. formulád formuláid
3rd person sing. formulája formulái
1st person plural formulánk formuláink
2nd person plural formulátok formuláitok
3rd person plural formulájuk formuláik

References

Italian

Etymology

From Latin formula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔrmula/

Noun

formula f (plural formule)

  1. (mathematics, chemistry) formula

Derived terms

Verb

formula

  1. third-person singular present indicative of formulare
  2. second-person singular imperative of formulare

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive, from fōrma +‎ -ulus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfoːr.mu.la/, [ˈfoːr.mʊ.ɫa]

Noun

fōrmula f (genitive fōrmulae); first declension

  1. shape, outline
  2. (fine) form; beauty
  3. pattern, mould; paradigm
  4. form, rule, method, formula
  5. lawsuit, action

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative fōrmula fōrmulae
genitive fōrmulae fōrmulārum
dative fōrmulae fōrmulīs
accusative fōrmulam fōrmulās
ablative fōrmulā fōrmulīs
vocative fōrmula fōrmulae

Descendants

References

  • formula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • formula in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • formula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • formula in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • formula in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • formula in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Portuguese

Verb

formula

  1. third-person singular present indicative of formular
  2. second-person singular imperative of formular

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

fȏrmula f (Cyrillic spelling фо̑рмула)

  1. (mathematics, chemistry, logic) formula
  2. rule

Declension

Spanish

Verb

formula

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of formular.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of formular.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of formular.
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