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  1. figure
  2. figure caster
  3. figure eight
  4. figure-four scissors
  5. figure-four trap
  6. figure in
  7. figure-of-eight bandage
  8. figure of merit
  9. figure of speech
  10. figure of the earth
  11. figure out
  12. figure skate
  13. figure skating
  14. figure stone
  15. action figure
  16. ambiguous figure
  17. black-figure
  18. blister figure
  19. block figure
  20. center of figure
  21. dot figure
  22. etch figure
  23. father figure
  24. five-figure
  25. flake figure
  26. Galenian figure
  27. interference figure
  28. karyokinetic figure
  29. lay figure
  30. Lichtenberg figure

1fig·ure

noun \ˈfi-gyər, British & often US ˈfi-gər\

Definition of FIGURE

1
a : a number symbol : numeral, digit
b plural : arithmetical calculations <good at figures>
c : a written or printed character
d : value especially as expressed in numbers : sum, price <sold at a low figure>
e plural : digits representing an amount (as of money earned or points scored) <made six figures last year> <a score in double figures>
2
a : a geometric form (as a line, triangle, or sphere) especially when considered as a set of geometric elements (as points) in space of a given number of dimensions <a square is a plane figure>
b : bodily shape or form especially of a person <a slender figure>
c : an object noticeable only as a shape or form <figures moving in the dusk>
3
a : the graphic representation of a form especially of a person or geometric entity
b : a diagram or pictorial illustration of textual matter
4
: a person, thing, or action representative of another
5
a : figure of speech
b : an intentional deviation from the ordinary form or syntactical relation of words
6
: the form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term
7
: an often repetitive pattern or design in a manufactured article (as cloth) or natural product (as wood) <a polka-dot figure>
8
: appearance made : impression produced <the couple cut quite a figure>
9
a : a series of movements in a dance
b : an outline representation of a form traced by a series of evolutions (as with skates on an ice surface or by an airplane in the air)
10
: a prominent personality : personage <great figures of history>
11
: a short coherent group of notes or chords that may constitute part of a phrase, theme, or composition
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Examples of FIGURE

  1. Are you sure of your figures?
  2. I came up with a very different figure.
  3. No precise figures are available yet.
  4. The company had yearly sales figures of half a million units.
  5. We could barely make out some figures moving in the mist.
  6. The vase is decorated with figures of birds and fish.
  7. The walls of the cave are covered with drawings of human and animal figures.
  8. a collection of bronze figures

Origin of FIGURE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin figura, from fingere
First Known Use: 13th century

Related to FIGURE

Synonyms
digit, number, integer, numeral, numeric, whole number
Antonyms
nobody, noncelebrity

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

2figure

verb
fig·uredfig·ur·ing \ˈfi-gyə-riŋ, ˈfi-g(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of FIGURE

transitive verb
1
: to represent by or as if by a figure or outline
2
: to decorate with a pattern; also : to write figures over or under (the bass) in order to indicate the accompanying chords
3
: to indicate or represent by numerals
4
a : calculate
b : conclude, decide <figured there was no use in further effort>; also : assume <figure it will rain>
c : regard, consider
d : to appear likely <figures to win>
intransitive verb
1
a : to be or appear important or conspicuous
b : to be involved or implicated <figured in a robbery>
2
: to perform a figure in dancing
3
: compute, calculate
4
: to seem rational, normal, or expected <that figures>
5
: to make sense of something —used interjectionally in the phrase go figure to suggest that something is surprising or perplexing <why do they think women will buy this lie? Go figure — Ellen Bravo>
— fig·ur·er \-g(y)ər-ər\ noun
— figure on
1
: to take into consideration <figuring on the extra income>
2
: to rely on
3
: plan <I figure on going into town>
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Examples of FIGURE

  1. “They lost.” “I figured as much.”
  2. She figures to finish by noon.
  3. The debate over tax rates figured prominently in the last election.

First Known Use of FIGURE

14th century

Related to FIGURE

Synonyms
choose, conclude, determine, decide, name, opt, resolve, settle (on or upon)

fig·ure

noun \ˈfig-yər, British & often US ˈfig-ər\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of FIGURE

1
: bodily shape or form especially of a person <a slender figure>
2
a : the graphic representation of a form especially of a person b : a diagram or pictorial illustration of textual matter
3
: a person who is representative of or serves as a psychological substitute for someone or something else—see father figure

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