• a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating; "she made the best score on compulsory Figures"
• a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"
• a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a Figure of Santa Claus"
• 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; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the Figure was about a thousand"
• alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
• a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
• a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"
• language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
• a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important Figure in modern music"
• an amount of money expressed numerically; "a Figure of $17 was suggested"
• one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers; "0 and 1 are digits"
• a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
• understand; "He didn''t Figure her"
• make a mathematical calculation or computation
• judge to be probable
• imagine; conceive of; see in one''s mind; "I can''t see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"
• 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?"

'Figure' in other languages