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Figure

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Noun

1. fig, figure

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

Example Sentences:
'the area covered can be seen from Figure 2'

2. anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma

alternative names for the body of a human being

Example Sentences:
'Leonardo studied the human body'
'he has a strong physique'
'the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak'

3. digit, figure

one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration

Example Sentences:
'0 and 1 are digits'

4. figure

a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)

Example Sentences:
'he made a figure of Santa Claus'

5. figure, name, public figure

a well-known or notable person

Example Sentences:
'they studied all the great names in the history of France'
'she is an important figure in modern music'

6. figure

a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape

7. figure

an amount of money expressed numerically

Example Sentences:
'a figure of $17 was suggested'

8. figure

the impression produced by a person

Example Sentences:
'he cut a fine figure'
'a heroic figure'

9. figure, number

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

Example Sentences:
'he had a number of chores to do'
'the number of parameters is small'
'the figure was about a thousand'

10. figure, figure of speech, image, trope

language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

11. figure

a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground

12. design, figure, pattern

a decorative or artistic work

Example Sentences:
'the coach had a design on the doors'

13. figure

a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating

Example Sentences:
'she made the best score on compulsory figures'

Verb

14. calculate, count on, estimate, figure, forecast, reckon

judge to be probable

15. enter, figure

be or play a part of or in

Example Sentences:
'Elections figure prominently in every government program'
'How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?'

16. envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize

imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

Example Sentences:
'I can't see him on horseback!'
'I can see what will happen'
'I can see a risk in this strategy'

17. calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out

make a mathematical calculation or computation

18. figure

understand

Example Sentences:
'He didn't figure her'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Figure

see synonyms of figure
noun
1. 
any written symbol other than a letter, esp a whole number
2.  another name for digit (sense 2)
3. 
an amount expressed numerically
a figure of 1800 was suggested
4. (plural)
calculations with numbers
he's good at figures
5. 
visible shape or form; outline
6. 
the human form, esp as regards size or shape
a girl with a slender figure
7. 
a slim bodily shape (esp in the phrases keep or lose one's figure)
8. 
a character or personage, esp a prominent or notable one; personality
a figure in politics
9. 
the impression created by a person through behaviour (esp in the phrase to cut a fine, bold, etc, figure)
10. 
a. 
a person as impressed on the mind
the figure of Napoleon
b. 
(in combination)
father-figure
11. 
a representation in painting or sculpture, esp of the human form
12. 
an illustration or explanatory diagram in a text
13. 
a representative object or symbol; emblem
14. 
a pattern or design, as on fabric or in wood
15. 
a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
16. geometry
any combination of points, lines, curves, or planes. A plane figure, such as a circle, encloses an area; a solid figure such as a sphere, encloses a volume
17. rhetoric figure of speech
18. logic
one of the four possible arrangements of the three terms in the premises of a syllogism
Compare mood2 (sense 2)
19. music
a. 
a numeral written above or below a note in a part
figured bass, thorough bass
b. 
a characteristic short pattern of notes
verb
20. (when tr, often foll by up)
to calculate or compute (sums, amounts, etc)
21. (tr; usually takes a clause as object) informal, mainly US, Canadian and New Zealand
to think or conclude; consider
22. (transitive)
to represent by a diagram or illustration
23. (transitive)
to pattern or mark with a design
24. (transitive)
to depict or portray in a painting, etc
25. (transitive) rhetoric
to express by means of a figure of speech
26. (transitive)
to imagine
27. (transitive) music
a. 
to decorate (a melody line or part) with ornamentation
b. 
to provide figures above or below (a bass part) as an indication of the accompanying harmonies required
figured bass, thorough bass
28. (intransitive; usually foll by in)
to be included
his name figures in the article
29. (intransitive) informal
to accord with expectation; be logical
it figures that he wouldn't come
30.  go figure

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Figure

see synonyms of figure
noun
1. 
the outline or shape of something; form
2. 
the shape of the human body; human form
3. 
a person, esp. one seen or thought of in a specified way
a great social figure
4. 
a likeness or representation of a person or thing
5. 
an illustration; diagram; picture; drawing
6. 
an artistic design in fabrics, etc.; pattern
7. 
a. 
the symbol for a number
the figure 5
b.  [pl.]
calculation with such symbols; arithmetic
very good at figures
8. 
a sum of money
9.  Dancing and Skating
a series or pattern of steps or movements
10.  Geometry
a surface or space bounded on all sides by lines or planes
11.  Logic
the form of a syllogism with reference to the use of the middle term as variously the subject or the predicate of the premises
12.  Music
a series of consecutive tones or chords forming a distinct group which with other similar groups completes a phrase or theme; motif
13.  Rhetoric
figure of speech
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈfigured or ˈfiguring
14. 
to represent in definite form; give a shape to
15. 
to represent mentally; imagine
16. 
to ornament with a design
17. 
to compute with figures
18.  Informal
to believe; consider; decide
19.  Music
to indicate chords for (the bass) by writing the appropriate figures next to the notes
verb intransitive
20. 
a. 
to appear, often prominently
with in
you figure in all my dreams
b. 
to be a causal factor
with in
poor food figured in his ill health
21. 
to do arithmetic
22.  US, Informal
to consider; calculate
23.  US, Informal
to be just as expected or as anticipated

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Figure

see synonyms of figure
n.
1.
a. A written or printed symbol representing something other than a letter, especially a number.
b. figures Mathematical calculations: good at figures.
c. An amount represented in numbers: sold for a large figure.
d. figures One of the digits specified as making up a larger number: a salary in the six figures.
2.
a. Mathematics A geometric form consisting of any combination of points, lines, or planes: A triangle is a plane figure.
b. The outline, form, or silhouette of a thing: saw the figure of a cat in the window.
c. The shape or form of a human body: a fashion model with an attractive figure.
d. An indistinct object or shape: The figures in the mist turned out to be lampposts.
3. A person, especially a well-known one: a famous historical figure.
4. Impression or appearance made: cut a dashing figure at the reception.
5. A person, animal, or object that symbolizes something.
6. A pictorial or sculptural representation, especially of the human body.
7.
a. A diagram: drew a figure of the office layout.
b. A design or pattern, as in a textile: silk with a paisley figure.
c. An illustration printed from an engraved plate or block.
8.
a. A configuration or distinct group of steps in a dance.
b. A pattern traced by a series of movements, as in ice skating.
9. Music A brief melodic or harmonic unit often constituting the basis of a larger phrase or structure.
10. Logic Any one of the forms that a syllogism can take, given one of the four possible arrangements of the middle term.
v. fig·ured, fig·ur·ing, fig·ures
v. tr.
1. Mathematics To calculate with numbers: figured the sum to be nearly a million.
2. To make a likeness of; depict.
3. To adorn with a design or figures.
4. Music
a. To write a sequence of conventionalized numbers below or above (the bassline) to indicate harmony.
b. To embellish with an ornamental pattern.
5.
a. To conclude, believe, or predict: I never figured that this would happen.
b. To consider or regard: figured them as con artists.
v. intr.
1. Mathematics To calculate; compute.
2.
a. To be or seem important or prominent: a key fact that figures in our understanding of what happened.
b. To be pertinent or involved: His advice barely figured in my decision.
3. Informal To seem reasonable or expected: “I found my keys in the sofa.” “Well, that figures, given that you were sitting there last night.”

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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