figure

Meanings

• a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
  • "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"
• alternative names for the body of a human being
• one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
• a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
  • "he made a figure of Santa Claus"
• a well-known or notable person
  • "she is an important figure in modern music"
• a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
• an amount of money expressed numerically
  • "a figure of $17 was suggested"
• the impression produced by a person
  • "he cut a fine figure"
  • "a heroic figure"
• the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
  • "the figure was about a thousand"
• language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
• a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
• a decorative or artistic work
• a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
  • "she made the best score on compulsory figures"
• judge to be probable
• be or play a part of or in
  • "Elections figure prominently in every government program"
  • "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?"
• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
• make a mathematical calculation or computation
• understand
  • "He didn't figure her"

Synonyms

anatomy, bod, build, calculate, chassis, cipher, compute, count on, cypher, design, digit, enter, envision, estimate, fancy, fig, figure of speech, flesh, forecast, form, frame, human body, image, material body, name, number, pattern, physical body, physique, picture, project, public figure, reckon, see, shape, soma, trope, visualise, visualize, work out