Formula Area Peace Noun Bre ˈfɔːmjələ ˈfɔːrmjələ Calculate

• this formula is used to calculate the area of a circle.
• co is the formula for carbon monoxide.
• they're trying to work out a peace formula acceptable to both sides in the dispute.
• all the patients were interviewed according to a standard formula.

formula

1. a series of letters, numbers or symbols that represent a rule or law
• This formula is used to calculate the area of a circle.
2. letters and symbols that show the parts of a chemical compound, etc.
• CO is the formula for carbon monoxide.
3. a particular method of doing or achieving something
• They're trying to work out a peace formula acceptable to both sides in the dispute.
• All the patients were interviewed according to a standard formula.
• There's no magic formula for a perfect marriage.
4. a list of the things that something is made from, giving the amount of each substance to use
• the secret formula for the blending of the whisky
5. a type of liquid food for babies, given instead of breast milk
6. a class of racing car, based on engine size, etc.
• Formula One™ racing
7. a fixed form of words used in a particular situation
• legal formulae
• The minister keeps coming out with the same tired formulas.

Extra Examples

• Do you know the formula for finding the area of a circle?
• Each of his novels follows the same successful formula.
• No one has a magic formula for keeping youngsters away from crime.
• No one has yet come up with a successful peace formula.
• The government was forced to find a face-saving formula to cover its misjudgement.
• We think we might have hit on a winning formula.
• What is their formula for success?
• Why change a winning formula?
• The prime minister keeps coming out with the same tired formulas.
• What are the correct legal formulae for this kind of letter?

Word Origin

• early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘fixed form of words’): from Latin, diminutive of forma ‘shape, mould’.