Entry Word: format

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized <the bookʼs format is very user-friendly>

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

Related Words design, plan, scheme; composition, constitution, 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> — see composition 3