English

Pronunciation

Noun

1. Plural of figure

Verb

1. third-person singular of figure

• A shape, drawing, or representation
• Figure 8
• A person's figure
• Miniature representation of something
  • Action figure, in arts
• a number
• a type of person, as in Christ figure

• a figure in writing is a type of floating block (text, table, or graphic separate from the main text)
• Figure of speech, also called a rhetorical figure
• in typesetting, text figures and lining figures

• Figure, a synonym for a number
• Significant figures in a decimal number

• Figure skating
• Figure competition, a form of physique competition for women, related to bodybuilding

• Figure, wood appearance
• Musical figure, distinguished from musical motif
• Shaping a mirror on a reflective telescope
• Noise figure, in telecommunication
• Dance figure, an elementary dance pattern