The form of
anything; shape; outline; appearance.
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 pattern in cloth, paper, or other
manufactured article; a design wrought out in a fabric; as, the
muslin was of a pretty figure.
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.
The appearance or impression made by the
conduct or career of a person; as, a sorry figure.
Distinguished appearance; magnificence;
conspicuous representation; splendor; show.
A character or symbol representing a
number; a numeral; a digit; as, 1, 2,3, etc.
Value, as expressed in numbers; price; as,
the goods are estimated or sold at a low figure.
A person, thing, or action, conceived of
as analogous to another person, thing, or action, of which it thus
becomes a type or representative.
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.
The form of a syllogism
with respect to the relative position of the middle term.
Any one of the several
regular steps or movements made by a dancer.
A horoscope; the diagram
of the aspects of the astrological houses.
Any
short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords,
which produce a single complete and distinct impression.
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