format

format

noun

Definition of FORMAT

1

the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized <the book's format is very user-friendly>

Synonyms arrangement, configuration, conformation, formation, layout, setout, setup

Related Words design, plan, scheme; composition, constitution, getup, makeup; build, construction, structure

2

the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged <this abstract painter bases the format of his works on color and its subtle gradations and not line or form>

Synonyms arrangement, configuration, constellation, design, form, format, getup, layout, makeup, ordonnance, pattern

Related Words motif, theme