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| 1. | [ noun ] a diagram or picture illustrating textual material | |
| Synonyms: | fig | |
| Examples: | "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2" |
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| Related terms: | illustration | |
| 2. | [ noun ] alternative names for the body of a human being | |
| Synonyms: | form flesh shape frame human_body anatomy bod chassis build soma physique material_body physical_body | |
| Examples: | "Leonardo studied the human body" "he has a strong physique" "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" |
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| Related terms: | body person female_body juvenile_body adult_body male_body person homo leg | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (mathematics) one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers | |
| Synonyms: | digit | |
| Examples: | "0 and 1 are digits" |
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| Related terms: | integer one two zero three decimal_digit four nine six five significant_digit eight seven binary_digit octal_digit digitize | |
| 4. | [ verb ] judge to be probable | |
| Synonyms: | estimate calculate reckon forecast count_on | |
| Related terms: | judge allow calculation prognosis | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (mathematics) a digit from 0 to 9 in decimal notation | |
| Synonyms: | decimal_digit | |
| Related terms: | digit | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a model of a bodily form (especially of a person) | |
| Examples: | "he made a figure of Santa Claus" |
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| Related terms: | model model figurine puppet Trojan_Horse snowman figurehead dummy | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a well-known or notable person | |
| Synonyms: | name public_figure | |
| Examples: | "they studied all the great names in the history of France" "she is an important figure in modern music" |
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| Related terms: | important_person | |
| 8. | [ verb ] be or play a part of or in | |
| Synonyms: | enter | |
| Examples: | "Elections figure prominently in every government program" "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?" |
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| Related terms: | be | |
| 9. | [ noun ] the impression produced by a person | |
| Examples: | "he cut a fine figure" "a heroic figure" |
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| Related terms: | impression | |
| 10. | [ noun ] an amount of money expressed numerically | |
| Examples: | "a figure of $17 was suggested" |
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| Related terms: | sum calculate | |
| 11. | [ noun ] a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape | |
| Related terms: | shape solid_figure subfigure pencil plane_figure | |
| 12. | [ verb ] imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind | |
| Synonyms: | see picture visualize envision fancy visualise image project | |
| Examples: | "I can't see him on horseback!" "I can see what will happen" "I can see a risk in this strategy" |
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| Related terms: | imagine understand visualise image mental_picture imagination illusion visionary visual_image fancy picturing figuration visualizer | |
| 13. | [ verb ] (mathematics) make a mathematical calculation or computation | |
| Synonyms: | compute calculate reckon cypher work_out cipher | |
| Related terms: | reason process estimate multiply subtract add divide resolve factor budget average recalculate interpolate prorate survey capitalize miscalculate extract quantise differentiate integrate mathematics solve count_on bet work_out zero calculation computer calculation calculator calculus calculator | |
| 14. | [ noun ] the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals | |
| Synonyms: | number | |
| Examples: | "he had a number of chores to do" "the number of parameters is small" "the figure was about a thousand" |
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| Related terms: | amount majority minority numerousness innumerableness fewness preponderance calculate total number number | |
| 15. | [ verb ] understand (informal) | |
| Examples: | "He didn't figure her" |
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| Related terms: | get_the_picture colloquialism | |
| 16. | [ noun ] (rhetoric) language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense | |
| Synonyms: | figure_of_speech image trope | |
| Related terms: | rhetorical_device metaphor hyperbole simile oxymoron synecdoche kenning personification irony metonymy zeugma lens blind_alley | |
| 17. | [ noun ] a decorative or artistic work | |
| Synonyms: | pattern design | |
| Examples: | "the coach had a design on the doors" |
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| Related terms: | decoration motif emblem weave marking pyrograph tetraskele linocut device screen_saver damascene bear_claw mandala tattoo mihrab argyle decal triskele polka_dot design | |
| 18. | [ noun ] a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground | |
| Related terms: | ground percept | |
| 19. | [ noun ] (sport) a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating | |
| Examples: | "she made the best score on compulsory figures" |
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| Related terms: | maneuver jump spread_eagle figure_eight | |
| Similar spelling: |
fissure Figura Fiqueroa Figueroa Figueira Fizer fixer Fiser |
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