figure

Definitions

• A drawing or diagram conveying information.
• The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.
• A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
• The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.
• (obsolete) Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendour; show.
• A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.
• A numeral.
• A number, an amount.
• A shape.
• A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.
• Any complex dance move.
• A figure of speech.
• (logic) The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.
• (astrology) A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.
• (music) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression.
• (music) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment.