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Meaning
Noun
●
A
drawing
or
diagram
conveying
information.
●
The
representation
of any form, as by
drawing
,
painting
,
modelling
,
carving
,
embroidering
, etc.; especially, a
representation
of the human body.
●
A person or
thing
representing
a certain consciousness.
●
The
appearance
or
impression
made by the
conduct
or
career
of a person.
●
Distinguished
appearance
;
magnificence
;
conspicuous
representation
;
splendour
; show.
●
A human
figure
, which
dress
or
corset
must
fit
to; the
shape
of a human body.
●
A numeral.
●
A number, an amount.
●
A shape.
●
A
visible
pattern
as in
wood
or cloth.
●
Any
complex
dance
moveᵂ.
●
A
figure
of speech.
●
In Logic:
The form of a
syllogism
with respect to
the
relative
position
of the
middle
term.
●
In Astrology:
A
horoscope
; the
diagram
of the
aspects
of the
astrological
houses.
●
In Music:
Any
short
succession
of
notes
, either as
melody
or as a group of
chords
, which
produce
a
single
complete
and
distinct
impression.
●
In Music:
A form of
melody
or
accompaniment
kept up
through a
strain
or
passage
; a
motif
; a
florid
embellishment.
Verb
●
In American English:
To
calculate
, to
solve
a
mathematical
problem.
●
In American English:
To
come to
understand.
●
To think, to
assume
, to
suppose
, to reckon.
●
In American English:
To be reasonable.
●
To
enter into
; to be a part of.
●
To
represent
in a
picture
or drawing.
●
To
represent
by a
figure
,
as to
form or
mould
; to make an
image
of, either
palpable
or
ideal
; also, to
fashion
into a
determinate
form; to shape.
●
To
embellish
with design; to
adorn
with figures.
●
To
indicate
by numerals.
●
To
represent
by a
metaphor
; to
signify
or symbolize.
●
To
prefigure
; to foreshow.
●
In Music:
To
write
over or under the
bass
, as
figures
or other
characters
, in order to
indicate
the
accompanying
chords.
●
In Music:
To embellish.
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Origin
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English
figure
Middle English (1100-1500)
figure
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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