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Word: Figure
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (in the senses ‘distinctive shape of a person or thing’, ‘representation of something material or immaterial’, and ‘numerical symbol’, among others): from Old French figure (noun), figurer (verb), from Latin figura ‘shape, figure, form’; related to fingere ‘form, contrive’
ˈfɪɡə
a number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company
Short Definition:number
Examples:- the trade figures
- by 1998, this figure had risen to 14 million
a person's bodily shape, especially that of a woman and when considered to be attractive
Short Definition:person's bodily shape
Examples:- she had always been so proud of her figure
a person of a particular kind, especially one who is important or distinctive in some way
Short Definition:person of particular kind
Examples:- 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
Short Definition:two- or three-dimensional shape
Examples:- a red ground with white and blue geometrical figures
a short succession of notes producing a single impression; a brief melodic or rhythmic formula out of which longer passages are developed.
Short Definition:brief melodic or rhythmic formula
the form of a syllogism, classified according to the position of the middle term.
Short Definition:form of syllogism
Word: Figure
Speech Type: Verb
ˈfɪɡə
have a significant part or role in a situation or process
Short Definition:have significant part or role in situation etc.
Examples:- the issue of nuclear policy figured prominently in the talks
- human rights do not figure high on their agenda
think, consider, or expect to be the case
Short Definition:think or expect to be the case
Examples:- I figured that I didn't have much of a chance
- for years, teachers had figured him for a dullard
calculate or work out (an amount or value) arithmetically
Short Definition:calculate arithmetically
Examples:- my accountant figured my tax wrong
represent in a diagram or picture
Short Definition:represent in diagram or picture
Examples:- varieties of this Cape genus are figured from drawings made there
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