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Figure
ˈfɪɡə
- a number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company
"the trade figures"
- a numerical symbol, especially any of the ten in Arabic notation
"the figure 7"
- one of a specified number of digits making up a larger number, used to give a rough idea of the order of magnitude
"a six-figure sum of money"
- an amount of money
"a figure of two thousand pounds"
- arithmetical calculations
"she has no head for figures"
- a person's bodily shape, especially that of a woman and when considered to be attractive
"she had always been so proud of her figure"
- a person seen indistinctly or from a distance
"a dark figure emerged from the shadows"
- a representation of a human or animal form in drawing or sculpture
"starkly painted figures"
- a person of a particular kind, especially one who is important or distinctive in some way
"Williams became something of a cult figure"
- a shape which is defined by one or more lines in two dimensions (such as a circle or a triangle), or one or more surfaces in three dimensions (such as a sphere or a cuboid), either considered mathematically in geometry or used as a decorative design
"a red ground with white and blue geometrical figures"
- a diagram or illustrative drawing, especially in a book or magazine
"figure 1 shows an ignition circuit"
- (in skating) a movement or series of movements following a prescribed pattern and often beginning and ending at the same point
- a pattern formed by the movements of a group of people, for example in country dancing, as part of a longer dance or display
- the external form or shape of something
- a short succession of notes producing a single impression; a brief melodic or rhythmic formula out of which longer passages are developed
- the form of a syllogism, classified according to the position of the middle term
- have a significant part or role in a situation or process
"the issue of nuclear policy figured prominently in the talks"
- think, consider, or expect to be the case
"I figured that I didn't have much of a chance"
- (of a recent event or newly discovered fact) be perfectly understandable and only to be expected
"well, she supposed that figured"
- calculate or work out (an amount or value) arithmetically
"my accountant figured my tax wrong"
- represent in a diagram or picture
"varieties of this Cape genus are figured from drawings made there"
- embellish (something) with a design or pattern
"the 11th-century silken dalmatic is figured with double-headed griffins"