{
    "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’."
}