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1. A diagram or picture illustrating textual material
   "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"
   - fig
    
2. An alternative name for the body of a human being
   "Leonardo studied the figure"
   - human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
    
3. One of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
   "0 and 1 are figures"
   - digit
    
4. A model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
   "he made a figure of Santa Claus"
    
5. A well-known or notable person
   "she is an important figure in modern music"
   - name, public figure
    
6. A combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
    
7. An amount of money expressed numerically
   "a figure of $17 was suggested"
    
8. The impression produced by a person
   "he cut a fine figure"; "a heroic figure"
    
9. The property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
   "the figure was about a thousand"
   - number
    
10. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
    - trope, figure of speech, image
     
11. A unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
     
12. A decorative or artistic work
    "the coach had a figure on the doors"
    - design, pattern
     
13. A predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
    "she made the best score on compulsory figures"

1. Judge to be probable
   - calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, forecast
    
2. 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?"
   - enter
    
3. Imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
   - visualize, visualise [Brit], envision, project, fancy, see, picture, image
    
4. [N. Amer] Make a mathematical calculation or computation
   - calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon
    
5. Understand
   "He didn't figure her"

Derived forms: figured, figuring, figures

See also: figuration, figure out, figurer, figuring

Type of: amount, amount of money, apprehend, be, body, compass, comprehend, conceive of, decoration, dig, effect, envisage, evaluate, form, get the picture, grasp, grok [N. Amer], ideate, illustration, imagine, important person, impression, influential person, integer, judge, maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], model, organic structure, ornament, ornamentation, pass judgment, percept, perception, perceptual experience, personage, physical structure, play, reason, rhetorical device, savvy, shape, simulation, sum, sum of money, whole number

Antonym: ground

Part of: homo, human, human being, individual, man, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

Encyclopedia: Figure