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{
"term": "formula",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a series of letters, numbers or symbols that represent a rule or law",
"labels": "(mathematics)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This formula is used to calculate the area of a circle."
}
],
"topics": ["Maths and measurement", "Scientific research"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["complex", "complicated", "simple"],
"verb + formula": ["devise", "work out", "apply"],
"preposition": ["formula for"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "letters and symbols that show the parts of a chemical compound, etc.",
"labels": "(chemistry)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "CO is the formula for carbon monoxide."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["complex", "complicated", "simple"],
"verb + formula": ["devise", "work out", "apply"],
"preposition": ["formula for"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a particular method of doing or achieving something",
"sensetop": "formula for something/for doing something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They're trying to work out a **peace formula** acceptable to both sides in the dispute."
},
{
"text": "All the patients were interviewed according to a standard formula."
},
{
"text": "There's no **magic formula** for a perfect marriage.",
"contextForm": "formula for something/for doing something"
},
{
"text": "We think we might have hit on a **winning formula**."
},
{
"text": "Each of his novels follows the same successful formula."
},
{
"text": "What is their formula for success?"
},
{
"text": "The government was forced to find a face-saving formula to cover its misjudgement."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["good", "magic", "successful"],
"verb + formula": ["have", "follow", "come up with"],
"preposition": ["formula for"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a list of the things that something is made from, giving the amount of each substance to use",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the secret formula for the blending of the whisky"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a type of liquid food for babies, given instead of breast milk",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "a class of racing car, based on engine size, etc.",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Formula One™ racing"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "a fixed form of words used in a particular situation",
"examples": [
{
"text": "What are the correct legal formulae for this kind of letter?"
},
{
"text": "The minister keeps coming out with the same tired formulas."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːmjələ/",
"audio": "fo/formula/formula__gb_3.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːmjəliː/",
"audio": "fo/formula/formulae__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːrmjələ/",
"audio": "fo/formula/formula__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːrmjəliː/",
"audio": "fo/formula/formulae__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘fixed form of words’): from Latin, diminutive of forma ‘shape, mould’."
}