figure

Noun
  1. A diagram or picture illustrating textual material (synset 107012307)
    "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"
    is a type of: illustration - artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
    same as: fig
  2. Alternative names for the body of a human being (synset 105224424)
    "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
    is a type of: body, organic structure - the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
    subtypes:
    is a part of:
    same as: anatomy, bod, build, chassis, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma
  3. One of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration (synset 113763162)
    "0 and 1 are digits"
    is a type of: integer, whole number - any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero
    subtypes:
    same as: digit
  4. A model of a bodily form (especially of a person) (synset 103340545)
    "he made a figure of Santa Claus"
    is a type of: model, simulation - representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
    subtypes:
    • dummy - a figure representing the human form
    • figurehead - figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
    • figurine, statuette - a small carved or molded figure
    • marionette, puppet - a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
    • snowman - a figure of a person made of packed snow
    specific instances: trojan horse, wooden horse - a large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War
  5. A well-known or notable person (synset 110364174)
    "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music"
    is a type of: important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
    same as: name, public figure
  6. A combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape (synset 113885383)
    is a type of: form, shape - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
    subtypes:
  7. An amount of money expressed numerically (synset 113352649)
    "a figure of $17 was suggested"
    is a type of: amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money - a quantity of money
  8. The impression produced by a person (synset 104683003)
    "he cut a fine figure"; "a heroic figure"
    is a type of: effect, impression - an outward appearance
  9. The property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals (synset 105128718)
    "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand"
    is a type of: amount - the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
    subtypes:
    same as: number
  10. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense (synset 107120141)
    domain member usage:
    • cakewalk - an easy accomplishment
    • blind alley - (figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement
    • blockbuster, megahit, smash hit - an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)
    • sleeper - an unexpected hit
    • bell ringer, bull's eye, home run, mark - something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
    • housecleaning - (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions
    • goldbrick - anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
    • helm - (figurative) a position of leadership
    • lens - (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood
    • domino effect - the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall)
    • flip side - a different aspect of something (especially the opposite aspect)
    • period - the end or completion of something
    • summer - the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty
    • dawn - an opening time period
    • evening - a later concluding time period
    • rainy day - a (future) time of financial need
    is a type of: rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
    subtypes:
    • conceit - an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things
    • irony - a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
    • exaggeration, hyperbole - extravagant exaggeration
    • kenning - conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry
    • metaphor - a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
    • metonymy - substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
    • oxymoron - conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')
    • personification, prosopopoeia - representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
    • simile - a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')
    • synecdoche - substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa
    • zeugma - use of a verb with two or more complements, playing on the verb's polysemy, for humorous effect
    same as: figure of speech, image, trope
  11. A unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground (synset 105939172)
    is a type of: percept, perception, perceptual experience - the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
  12. A decorative or artistic work (synset 103183448)
    "the coach had a design on the doors"
    is a type of: decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify
    subtypes:
    • argyle, argyll - a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland
    • bear claw - an incised design resembling the claw of a bear; used in Native American pottery
    • damascene - a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel
    • decal, decalcomania - either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface
    • device - any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
    • emblem - special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
    • herringbone, herringbone pattern - a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery
    • linocut - a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum
    • mandala - any of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe; used chiefly in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation
    • mihrab - (Islam) a design in the shape of niche in a Muslim prayer rug; during worship the niche must be pointed toward Mecca
    • motif, motive - a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration
    • polka dot - design consisting of a pattern of regularly spaced circular spots
    • pyrograph - a design produced by pyrography
    • screen saver - (computer science) a moving design that appears on a computer screen when there has been no input for a specified period of time
    • sunburst - a design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it
    • tattoo - a design on the skin made by tattooing
    • tetraskele, tetraskelion - a figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a center
    • triskele, triskelion - a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center
    • weave - pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
    • marking - a pattern of marks
    same as: design, pattern
  13. A predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating (synset 100558029)
    "she made the best score on compulsory figures"
    is a type of: maneuver, manoeuvre, play - a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
    subtypes:
    • figure eight - a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice
    • spread eagle - a skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line
Verb
  1. Judge to be probable (synset 200713964)
    is a type of: evaluate, judge, pass judgment - form a critical opinion of
    subtypes: allow, take into account - allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
    same as: calculate, count on, estimate, forecast, reckon
  2. Be or play a part of or in (synset 202728082)
    "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?"
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
    same as: enter
  3. Imagine;
    Conceive of;
    See in one's mind (synset 201638974)
    "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"
    is a type of: conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
    same as: envision, fancy, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize
    verb group:
  4. Make a mathematical calculation or computation (synset 200638921)
    referred to in: math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
    is a type of: reason - think logically
    subtypes:
    same as: calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, reckon, work out
    verb group: work out - be calculated
  5. Understand (synset 200591636)
    "He didn't figure her"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    is a type of: apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy - get the meaning of something

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