WIKTIONARY - Yabla

figure

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. obsolete
∙ A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.
∙ A numeral.
∙ A number.
∙ A shape.
∙ A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.
∙ A dance figure, a complex dance move .
∙ A figure of speech.
∙ The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term. logic
∙ A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses. astrology
∙ Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression. music
∙ A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment. music

Verb

∙ To solve a mathematical problem.
∙ To come to understand.
∙ To be reasonable. intransitive
∙ To enter, be a part of. transitive
∙ 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. obsolete
∙ To embellish with design; to adorn with figures.
∙ To indicate by numerals. obsolete
∙ To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.
∙ To prefigure; to foreshow. obsolete
∙ To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords. music
∙ To embellish. music

BABYLON ENGLISH
figure n.
number; image; form; character; price; human shape, shape; impression; phrase; symbol
calculate; think, assume; portray, depict; express verbally; adorn with figures or patterns; embellish; express in numerical digits

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
figure
figure
\fig"ure\ (f&ibreve;g"&usl;r; 135), n. [f., figure, l. figura; akin to fingere to form, shape, feign. see feign.]
1. the form of anything; shape; outline; appearance. flowers have all exquisite figures.
2. the representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modeling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body; as, a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble. a coin that bears the figure of an angel.
3. a pattern in cloth, paper, or other manufactured article; a design wrought out in a fabric; as, the muslin was of a pretty figure.
4. (geom.) a diagram or drawing; made to represent a magnitude or the relation of two or more magnitudes; a surface or space inclosed on all sides; -- called superficial when inclosed by lines, and solid when inclosed by surfaces; any arrangement made up of points, lines, angles, surfaces, etc.
5. the appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person; as, a sorry figure. i made some figure there. gentlemen of the best figure in the county.
6. distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendor; show. that he may live in figure and indulgence.
7. a character or symbol representing a number; a numeral; a digit; as, 1, 2,3, etc.
8. value, as expressed in numbers; price; as, the goods are estimated or sold at a low figure. [colloq.] with nineteen thousand a year at the very lowest figure.
9. a person, thing, or action, conceived of as analogous to another person, thing, or action, of which it thus becomes a type or representative. who is the figure of him that was to come. v. 14.
10. (rhet.) a mode of expressing abstract or immaterial ideas by words which suggest pictures or images from the physical world; pictorial language; a trope; hence, any deviation from the plainest form of statement. to represent the imagination under the figure of a wing.
11. (logic) the form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.
12. (dancing) any one of the several regular steps or movements made by a dancer.
13. (astrol.) a horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.
14. (music) (a) any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression. (b) a form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a musical phrase or motive; a florid embellishment.
note: figures are often written upon the staff in music to denote the kind of measure. they are usually in the form of a fraction, the upper figure showing how many notes of the kind indicated by the lower are contained in one measure or bar. thus, 2/4 signifies that the measure contains two quarter notes. the following are the principal figures used for this purpose: -- 2/22/42/8 4/22/44/8 3/23/43/8 6/46/46/8

WORDNET 2.0
figure
Noun
1. a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"
(synonym) fig
(hypernym) illustration
2. alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
(synonym) human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
(hypernym) body, organic structure, physical structure
(hyponym) person
(part-holonym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
3. one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers; "0 and 1 are digits"
(synonym) digit
(hypernym) integer, whole number
(hyponym) binary digit
4. a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a figure of Santa Claus"
(hypernym) model, simulation
(hyponym) dummy
5. a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music"
(synonym) name, public figure
(hypernym) important person, influential person, personage
6. a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
(hypernym) shape, form
(hyponym) pencil
7. an amount of money expressed numerically; "a figure of $17 was suggested"
(hypernym) sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money
(derivation) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon
8. the impression produced by a person; "he cut a fine figure"; "a heroic figure"
(hypernym) impression, effect
9. the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand"
(synonym) number
(hypernym) amount
(hyponym) numerousness, numerosity, multiplicity
(derivation) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon
10. language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
(synonym) trope, figure of speech, image
(hypernym) rhetorical device
(hyponym) irony
(class) lens
(class) blind alley
11. a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
(antonym) ground
(hypernym) percept, perception, perceptual experience
12. a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"
(synonym) design, pattern
(hypernym) decoration, ornament, ornamentation
(hyponym) argyle, argyll
13. a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating; "she made the best score on compulsory figures"
(hypernym) maneuver, manoeuvre, play
(hyponym) figure eight
Verb
1. judge to be probable
(synonym) calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, forecast
(hypernym) judge
(hyponym) allow, take into account
2. be or play a part of or in; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?"
(synonym) enter
(hypernym) be
3. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"
(synonym) visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, picture, image
(hypernym) imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage
(verb-group) understand, realize, realise, see
(derivation) figuration
4. make a mathematical calculation or computation
(synonym) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon
(hypernym) reason
(hyponym) quantize, quantise
(see-also) solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
(verb-group) work out
(derivation) number
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
5. understand; "He didn't figure her"
(hypernym) get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend
(classification) colloquialism

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Figure
Figure may refer to:
A shape, drawing, or depictionFigure (wood), wood appearanceFigure (music), distinguished from musical motifNoise figure, in telecommunicationDance figure, an elementary dance patternA person's figure, human physical appearance
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

figure

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. obsolete
∙ A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.
∙ A numeral.
∙ A number.
∙ A shape.
∙ A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.
∙ A dance figure, a complex dance move .
∙ A figure of speech.
∙ The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term. logic
∙ A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses. astrology
∙ Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression. music
∙ A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment. music

Verb

∙ To solve a mathematical problem.
∙ To come to understand.
∙ To be reasonable. intransitive
∙ To enter, be a part of. transitive
∙ 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. obsolete
∙ To embellish with design; to adorn with figures.
∙ To indicate by numerals. obsolete
∙ To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.
∙ To prefigure; to foreshow. obsolete
∙ To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords. music
∙ To embellish. music

BABYLON ENGLISH
figure n.
number; image; form; character; price; human shape, shape; impression; phrase; symbol
calculate; think, assume; portray, depict; express verbally; adorn with figures or patterns; embellish; express in numerical digits

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
figure
figure
\fig"ure\ (f&ibreve;g"&usl;r; 135), n. [f., figure, l. figura; akin to fingere to form, shape, feign. see feign.]
1. the form of anything; shape; outline; appearance. flowers have all exquisite figures.
2. the representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modeling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body; as, a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble. a coin that bears the figure of an angel.
3. a pattern in cloth, paper, or other manufactured article; a design wrought out in a fabric; as, the muslin was of a pretty figure.
4. (geom.) a diagram or drawing; made to represent a magnitude or the relation of two or more magnitudes; a surface or space inclosed on all sides; -- called superficial when inclosed by lines, and solid when inclosed by surfaces; any arrangement made up of points, lines, angles, surfaces, etc.
5. the appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person; as, a sorry figure. i made some figure there. gentlemen of the best figure in the county.
6. distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendor; show. that he may live in figure and indulgence.
7. a character or symbol representing a number; a numeral; a digit; as, 1, 2,3, etc.
8. value, as expressed in numbers; price; as, the goods are estimated or sold at a low figure. [colloq.] with nineteen thousand a year at the very lowest figure.
9. a person, thing, or action, conceived of as analogous to another person, thing, or action, of which it thus becomes a type or representative. who is the figure of him that was to come. v. 14.
10. (rhet.) a mode of expressing abstract or immaterial ideas by words which suggest pictures or images from the physical world; pictorial language; a trope; hence, any deviation from the plainest form of statement. to represent the imagination under the figure of a wing.
11. (logic) the form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.
12. (dancing) any one of the several regular steps or movements made by a dancer.
13. (astrol.) a horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.
14. (music) (a) any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression. (b) a form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a musical phrase or motive; a florid embellishment.
note: figures are often written upon the staff in music to denote the kind of measure. they are usually in the form of a fraction, the upper figure showing how many notes of the kind indicated by the lower are contained in one measure or bar. thus, 2/4 signifies that the measure contains two quarter notes. the following are the principal figures used for this purpose: -- 2/22/42/8 4/22/44/8 3/23/43/8 6/46/46/8

WORDNET 2.0
figure
Noun
1. a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"
(synonym) fig
(hypernym) illustration
2. alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
(synonym) human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
(hypernym) body, organic structure, physical structure
(hyponym) person
(part-holonym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
3. one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers; "0 and 1 are digits"
(synonym) digit
(hypernym) integer, whole number
(hyponym) binary digit
4. a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a figure of Santa Claus"
(hypernym) model, simulation
(hyponym) dummy
5. a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music"
(synonym) name, public figure
(hypernym) important person, influential person, personage
6. a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
(hypernym) shape, form
(hyponym) pencil
7. an amount of money expressed numerically; "a figure of $17 was suggested"
(hypernym) sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money
(derivation) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon
8. the impression produced by a person; "he cut a fine figure"; "a heroic figure"
(hypernym) impression, effect
9. the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand"
(synonym) number
(hypernym) amount
(hyponym) numerousness, numerosity, multiplicity
(derivation) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon
10. language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
(synonym) trope, figure of speech, image
(hypernym) rhetorical device
(hyponym) irony
(class) lens
(class) blind alley
11. a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
(antonym) ground
(hypernym) percept, perception, perceptual experience
12. a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"
(synonym) design, pattern
(hypernym) decoration, ornament, ornamentation
(hyponym) argyle, argyll
13. a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating; "she made the best score on compulsory figures"
(hypernym) maneuver, manoeuvre, play
(hyponym) figure eight
Verb
1. judge to be probable
(synonym) calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, forecast
(hypernym) judge
(hyponym) allow, take into account
2. be or play a part of or in; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?"
(synonym) enter
(hypernym) be
3. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"
(synonym) visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, picture, image
(hypernym) imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage
(verb-group) understand, realize, realise, see
(derivation) figuration
4. make a mathematical calculation or computation
(synonym) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon
(hypernym) reason
(hyponym) quantize, quantise
(see-also) solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
(verb-group) work out
(derivation) number
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
5. understand; "He didn't figure her"
(hypernym) get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend
(classification) colloquialism

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Figure
Figure may refer to:
A shape, drawing, or depictionFigure (wood), wood appearanceFigure (music), distinguished from musical motifNoise figure, in telecommunicationDance figure, an elementary dance patternA person's figure, human physical appearance
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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