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formulas

11 definitions • 14 examples
1
a standard or accepted way of doing or making something:

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formula of We have changed the formula of the washing powder.
formula for There's no magic formula for success.
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a series of letters and symbols that show what substances make up a particular chemical element or compound:

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chemical formula We had to learn chemical formulas at school, but I can only remember H2O for water.
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a type of milk, usually cow's milk that has been given special treatment, that can be given to babies instead of milk from their mother
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(usually followed by a number) used to refer to or relating to a particular type of extremely fast and powerful racing car, or the competitions in which these cars race:

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As an indication of Monterey's rising reputation as a centre for sports, the new A1 Formula racing cars competed there earlier this year.
In Formula One, the car can make a difference in a way that a driver cannot.
He lost his life in an accident during a Formula Two race at Germany's Hockenheim circuit.
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[ C ] The company announced that it was changing its soft-drink formula to make it sweeter.
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Formula is a liquid food mixture that is fed to babies instead of mother’s milk.
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A formula is also any plan or method for doing something well:

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[ C usually sing ] The formula for success in business, he said, is a willingness to take risks.
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A formula is an equation (= set of numbers and letters representing two equal amounts) that shows how one amount depends on one or more other amounts.
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a standard or accepted way of doing something:

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a formula for sth/for doing sth Tandy had a simple formula for locating his stores: Put them where the customers are.
I'm afraid there is no magic formula.
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a list of the substances used to make something:

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