formula

名词 formula:

1. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
   同义词：expression
2. directions for making something
   同义词：recipe
3. a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
4. a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
   同义词：chemical formula
5. something regarded as a normative example
   同义词：convention, normal, pattern, rule
6. a liquid food for infants
7. (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
   同义词：rule

1. They are working on the perfection of their new paint formula.
   他们正在努力研制尽善尽美的新颜料配方。
2. It's the formula for converting gallons into liters.
   这是加仑与升的换算公式。
3. What is the formula for water?
   水的分子式是什么？

for.mu.la

n.（名词）
【复数】 for.mu.las 或 for.mu.lae [-lô.]

An established form of words or symbols for use in a ceremony or procedure.
惯用法：用于典礼、仪式或礼节的惯用语或标志
An utterance of conventional notions or beliefs; a hackneyed expression.
客套话：常用信条的陈述或信仰的自白；陈腐的语句
A method of doing or treating something that relies on an established, uncontroversial model or approach:
准则，方案：依据惯用的、无争议的模式或方法而采取的对某些事情的做法或处理方式：
例句：
a new situation comedy that simply uses an old formula.
只沿用旧方案的新系列幽默剧

Chemistry
【化学】
A symbolic representation of the composition or of the composition and structure of a compound.
分子式：表示化学物质成分或组成方式的符号表达式
The compound so represented.
分子：分子式所表示的化合物

A prescription of ingredients in fixed proportion; a recipe.
配方，处方：按一定比例将各种成分配制成药剂的方法；处方
A liquid food for infants, containing most of the nutrients in human milk.
婴儿食品：用来哺育婴儿的液体食物，含有人奶中的大部分营养物
Mathematics A statement, especially an equation, of a fact, rule, principle, or other logical relation.
【数学】 公式，程式：表示普遍事实、规律、法则或其它逻辑联系的陈述，尤为一等式
Formula Sports A set of specifications, including engine displacement, fuel capacity, and weight, that determine a class of racing car.
Formula 【体育运动】 训练课程：一套规程，包括发排机排量、燃料容量和重量，决定着赛车的级别

来源：
Latin fôrmula [diminutive of] fôrma [form]
拉丁语 fôrmula [] fôrma的小后缀 [形式]

【引伸】
for.mula.ic
for.mula.ically
adv.（副词）