Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - figure
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n. & v. --n. 1 a the external form or shape of a thing. b bodily shape (has a well-developed figure). 2 a a person as seen in outline but not identified (saw a figure leaning against the door). b a person as contemplated mentally (a public figure). 3 appearance as giving a certain impression (cut a poor figure). 4 a a representation of the human form in drawing, sculpture, etc. b an image or likeness. c an emblem or type. 5 Geom. a two-dimensional space enclosed by a line or lines, or a three-dimensional space enclosed by a surface or surfaces; any of the classes of these, e.g. the triangle, the sphere. 6 a a numerical symbol, esp. any of the ten in Arabic notation. b a number so expressed. c an amount of money, a value (cannot put a figure on it). d (in pl.) arithmetical calculations. 7 a diagram or illustrative drawing. 8 a decorative pattern. 9 a a division of a set dance, an evolution. b (in skating) a prescribed pattern of movements from a stationary position. 10 Mus. a short succession of notes producing a single impression, a brief melodic or rhythmic formula out of which longer passages are developed. 11 (in full figure of speech) a recognized form of rhetorical expression giving variety, force, etc., esp. metaphor or hyperbole. 12 Gram. a permitted deviation from the usual rules of construction, e.g. ellipsis. 13 Logic the form of a syllogism, classified according to the position of the middle term. 14 a horoscope. --v. 1 intr. appear or be mentioned, esp. prominently. 2 tr. represent in a diagram or picture. 3 tr. imagine; picture mentally. 4 tr. a embellish with a pattern (figured satin). b Mus. embellish with figures. 5 tr. mark with numbers (figured bass) or prices. 6 a tr. calculate. b intr. do arithmetic. 7 tr. be a symbol of, represent typically. 8 esp. US a tr. understand, ascertain, consider. b intr. colloq. be likely or understandable (that figures). Phrases and idioms figured bass Mus. = CONTINUO. figure of fun a ridiculous person. figure on US count on, expect. figure out 1 work out by arithmetic or logic. 2 estimate. 3 understand. figure-skater a person who practises figure-skating. figure-skating skating in prescribed patterns from a stationary position. Derivatives figureless adj. Etymology: ME f. OF figure (n.), figurer (v.) f. L figura, figurare, rel. to fingere fashion
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin figura, from fingere Date: 13th century 1. a number symbol ; numeral, digit, arithmetical calculations , a written or printed character, value especially as expressed in numbers ; sum, price , digits representing an amount (as of money earned or points scored) , 2. a geometric form (as a line, triangle, or sphere) especially when considered as a set of geometric elements (as points) in space of a given number of dimensions , bodily shape or form especially of a person , an object noticeable only as a shape or form , 3. the graphic representation of a form especially of a person or geometric entity, a diagram or pictorial illustration of textual matter, a person, thing, or action representative of another, 5. ~ of speech, an intentional deviation from the ordinary form or syntactical relation of words, the form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term, an often repetitive pattern or design in a manufactured article (as cloth) or natural product (as wood) , appearance made ; impression produced , 9. a series of movements in a dance, an outline representation of a form traced by a series of evolutions (as with skates on an ice surface or by an airplane in the air), a prominent personality ; personage , a short coherent group of notes or chords that may constitute part of a phrase, theme, or composition, II. verb (~d; figuring) Date: 14th century transitive verb to represent by or as if by a ~ or outline, to decorate with a pattern, to indicate or represent by numerals, 4. calculate, conclude, decide , regard, consider, to appear likely , intransitive verb 1. to be or appear important or conspicuous, to be involved or implicated , to perform a ~ in dancing, compute, calculate, to seem rational, normal, or expected , to make sense of something, ~r noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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