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noun
1.(in skating) a movement or series of movements following a prescribed pattern and often beginning and ending at the same point.
‘In receiving the award Jered follows in his mother’s footsteps - she is listed on the trophy three times, as a gold test skater in figures, freestyle, and pairs.’
‘For the rare skater who is still involved in skating figures, one final aspect of the used blades market is the practice of converting used freestyle blades into patch blades.’
2.A diagram or illustrative drawing, especially in a book or magazine.
‘figure 1 shows an ignition circuit’
‘The text is well illustrated with excellent diagrams, sketches and figures.’
3.A number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company.
‘the trade figures’
‘by 1998, this figure had risen to 14 million’
4.A numerical symbol, especially any of the ten in Arabic notation.
‘the figure 7’
‘Millar is preparing for the opening time trial wearing a number that ends with a figure 1.’
5.A pattern formed by the movements of a group of people, for example in country dancing, as part of a longer dance or display.
‘Included are figure dancing, solo dancing, recitations, music and novelty acts.’
‘Congratulations also to Spa and Glenflesk also for winning the All Ireland also in set dancing and figure dancing.’
6.A person of a particular kind, especially one who is important or distinctive in some way.
‘Williams became something of a cult figure’
‘Ibrahim said the draft bill calls for schools to form committees with parents, local government officials and public figures.’
7.A person seen indistinctly or from a distance.
‘a dark figure emerged from the shadows’
‘Derick looked up to see a shadowy, cloaked figure.’
8.A person’s bodily shape, especially that of a woman and when considered to be attractive.
‘she had always been so proud of her figure’
‘The pants really flattered her figure.’
9.A representation of a human or animal form in drawing or sculpture.
‘starkly painted figures’
‘The sculptures are mainly human and animal figures, although one is based on cartoon character Shrek.’
10.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.
‘a red ground with white and blue geometrical figures’
‘Now if you thought these lines referred to geometric figures, you would not be too far wrong.’
11.A short succession of notes producing a single impression; a brief melodic or rhythmic formula out of which longer passages are developed.
‘Every melodic figure had its replica, every phrase, its counterpoise in his music.’
‘Warm melodic figures are juxtaposed with harsher percussive patterns, setting up some fascinating contrasts in sound.’
12.An amount of money.
‘a figure of two thousand pounds’
‘In the 18 months since the meters were introduced, they had not even managed to bring in half of the break-even figure of about £4,500.’
13.Arithmetical calculations.
‘she has no head for figures’
‘His father sent him off to college to study business administration, but Gallagher says he wasn’t any good at figures.’
14.One of a specified number of digits making up a larger number, used to give a rough idea of the order of magnitude.
‘a six-figure sum of money’
‘One of these youths stole a four-figure sum from me recently and I am now very apprehensive.’
15.The external form or shape of something.
16.The form of a syllogism, classified according to the position of the middle term.
verb
1.(of a recent event or newly discovered fact) be perfectly understandable and only to be expected.
‘well, she supposed that figured’
‘Sure, that figures, if you’re going to drive with that kind of load at high speed you’re bound to damage something.’
2.Calculate or work out (an amount or value) arithmetically.
‘my accountant figured my tax wrong’
‘You won’t even have to rack your brains over calculating taxes since they’ve already figured it out for you on the menu.’
3.Embellish (something) with a pattern.
‘the floors were covered with figured linoleum’
‘It has superbly figured timber, a majestic curvaceous profile and spectacular mounts that echo in gilt-bronze the carved detail on the jewel cabinet.’
4.Have a significant part or role in a situation or process.
‘the issue of nuclear policy figured prominently in the talks’
‘human rights do not figure high on their agenda’
5.Represent in a diagram or picture.
‘varieties of this Cape genus are figured from drawings made there’
‘An adopted daughter, who would not be represented in the tree that is figured, would nevertheless form part of the unit.’
6.Think, consider, or expect to be the case.
‘I figured that I didn’t have much of a chance’
‘for years, teachers had figured him for a dullard’
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noun
‘In receiving the award Jered follows in his mother’s footsteps - she is listed on the trophy three times, as a gold test skater in figures, freestyle, and pairs.’
