figure
Noun
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is a type of: illustration - artwork that helps make something clear or attractivesame as: fig
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is a type of: body, organic structure - the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)subtypes:
- person - a human body (usually including the clothing)
- juvenile body - the body of a young person
- adult body - the body of an adult human being
- male body - the body of a male human being
- female body - the body of a female human being
is a part of:- individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
- homo, human, human being, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
same as: anatomy, bod, build, chassis, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma -
is a type of: integer, whole number - any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zerosubtypes:
- binary digit - either 0 or 1 in binary notation
- octal digit - a digit from 0 to 7 in octal notation
- decimal digit - a digit from 0 to 9 in decimal notation
- duodecimal digit - a digit from 0 to 11 in duodecimal notation
- hexadecimal digit - a digit from 0 to 15 in hexadecimal notation
- significant digit, significant figure - any digit of a number that is known with certainty; any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value)
- 0, cipher, cypher, nought, zero - a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
- 1, ace, i, one, single, unity - the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- 2, deuce, ii, two - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
- 3, deuce-ace, iii, leash, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troika - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- 4, four, foursome, iv, little joe, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, quaternary, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad - the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- 5, cinque, fin, five, fivesome, little phoebe, pentad, phoebe, quint, quintet, quintuplet, v - the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- 6, captain hicks, half a dozen, hexad, sestet, sextet, sextuplet, sise, six, sixer, vi - the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
- 7, heptad, septenary, septet, seven, sevener, vii - the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
- 8, eight, eighter, eighter from decatur, octad, octet, octonary, ogdoad, viii - the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
- 9, ennead, ix, nina from carolina, nine, niner - the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
same as: digit -
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 -
is a type of: important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of eventssame as: name, public figure
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subtypes:
- equilateral - a figure whose sides are all equal
- pencil - a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point
- plane figure, two-dimensional figure - a two-dimensional shape
- solid figure, three-dimensional figure - a three-dimensional shape
- subfigure - a figure that is a part of another figure
- parallel - (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
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is a type of: effect, impression - an outward appearance
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is a type of: amount - the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterionsubtypes:
- multiplicity, numerosity, numerousness - a large number
- preponderance, prevalence - a superiority in numbers or amount
- countlessness, innumerableness - a number beyond counting
- bulk, majority - the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
- minority - being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts
- fewness - the quality of being small in number
- roundness - the quality of being round numbers
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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
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is a type of: percept, perception, perceptual experience - the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
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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
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is a type of: maneuver, manoeuvre, play - a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skillsubtypes:
- 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
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subtypes: allow, take into account - allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
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is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)same as: enter
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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
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referred to in: math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangementis a type of: reason - think logicallysubtypes:
- quantise, quantize - apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor
- extract - calculate the root of a number
- process - perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
- prorate - divide or assess proportionally
- miscalculate, misestimate - calculate incorrectly
- recalculate - calculate anew
- average, average out - compute the average of
- factor, factor in, factor out - resolve into factors
- add, add together - make an addition by combining numbers
- deduct, subtract, take off - make a subtraction
- multiply - combine by multiplication
- divide, fraction - perform a division
- extrapolate, interpolate - estimate the value of
- differentiate - calculate a derivative; take the derivative
- integrate - calculate the integral of; calculate by integration
- survey - plot a map of (land)
- approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
- budget - make a budget
- capitalise, capitalize - compute the present value of a business or an income
- resolve, solve - find the solution
verb group: work out - be calculated -
domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechis a type of: apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy - get the meaning of something
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- Events ("What?")
- Nouns denoting acts or actions
- Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
- Nouns denoting body parts
- Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
- Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
- Nouns denoting man-made objects
- Nouns denoting people
- Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
- Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
- Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
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- Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
- Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
- Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
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