English-Thai Dictionary
figure
N การ ใช้ อุปมา อุปมัย ถ้อยคำสำนวน โวหาร ความ เปรียบ kan-chai-up-pa-ma-up-pa-mai
figure
N ตัวเลข จำนวน เลข จำนวนเต็ม amount numeral value tua-lek
figure
N บุคคล สำคัญ buk-kon-sam-kan
figure
N บุคลิกภาพ ลักษณะ ท่าทาง บ คลิก ลักษณะ character personality buk-ka-lik-ka-pab
figure
N รูปภาพ รูป ภาพ ภาพร่าง ภาพเหมือน งานศิลปะ รูปปั้น picture portrait sketch composition rub-pab
figure
N รูปร่าง รูปทรง ร่างกาย ทรวดทรง ส่วนสัด body form shape outline rub-rang
figure
VI เป็น ส่วนสำคัญ มีส่วนร่วม pen-suan-sam-kan
figure
VT คิด คำน วน ประเมิน คาดคะเน calculate guess reckon kid-kam-nuan
figure
VT จินตนาการ ฝัน ถึง นึกถึง วาดรูป วาดภาพ jin-ta-na-kan
figure in
PHRV มีส่วนร่วม ใน ปรากฏตัว ให้ เห็น have in me-suan-ruam-nai
figure in
PHRV รวม เข้ากับ บวก ไป กับ ruam-kao-kab
figure of speech
N การ ใช้ อุปมา อุปมัย การ ใช้ สำนวนโวหาร การ เปรียบเทียบ สำนวน ที่ สละสลวย comparison metaphor simile kan-chai-up-pa-ma-up-pa-mai
figure on
PHRV ขึ้นอยู่กับ แน่ใจ ใน เรื่อง มั่นใจ กับ depend on kuan-yu-kab
figure on
PHRV คาดหวัง kad-wang
figure on
PHRV ตั้งใจ กระทำ (บางสิ่ง tak-jai-kra-tam
figure out
PHRV คำนว ณ คิด คำนว ณ work out kam-nuan
figure out
PHRV ไม่รู้ สาเหตุ ของ ไม่เข้าใจ ใน เรื่อง make out puzzle out mai-ru-sa-hed-kong
figure to
PHRV คิดถึง .กับ kid-tuang-kab
figure up
PHRV รวมกัน เป็น add up ruam-kan-pai
figured
ADJ ซึ่ง ตกแต่ง ตาม แบบ ที่ ร่าง ไว้ ซึ่ง แสดง ภาพ หรือ แผนภูมิ patterned sueng-tok-taeng-tam-baeb-ti-rang-wai
figurehead
N รูปแกะสลัก บน หัว เรือ แม่ย่านาง เรือ rub-kae-sa-lak-bon-hua-ruea
figurehead
N หัวหน้า แต่ ในนาม (แต่ ไม่ได้ มีอำนาจ แท้จริง หุ่นเชิด ที่ ไร้ อำนาจ dummy hua-na-tea-nai-nam
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FIGURE
n.fig'ur. [L. figura, from figo, to fix or set. See Feign. ] 1. The form of any thing as expressed by the outline or terminating extremities. Flowers have exquisite figures. A triangle is a figure of three sides. A square is a figure of four equal sides and equal angles.
2. Shape; form; person; as a lady of elegant figure.
A good figure, or person, in man or woman, gives credit at first sight to the choice of either.
3. Distinguished appearance; eminence; distinction; remarkable character. Ames made a figure in Congress; Hamilton, in the cabinet.
4. Appearance of any kind; as an ill figure; a mean figure.
5. Magnificence; splendor; as, to live in figure and indulgence.
6. A statue; an image; that which is formed in resemblance of something else; as the figure of a man in plaster.
7. Representation in painting; the lines and colors which represent an animal, particularly a person; as the principal figures of a picture; a subordinate figure.
8. In manufactures, a design or representation wrought on damask, velvet and other stuffs.
9. In logic, the order or disposition of the middle term in a syllogism with the parts of the question.
1 . In arithmetic, a character denoting a number; as 2. 7. 9.
11. In astrology, the horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.
12. In theology, type; representative.
Who was the figure of him that was to come. Romans 5:14.
13. In rhetoric, a mode of speaking or writing in which words are deflected from their ordinary signification, or a mode more beautiful and emphatical than the ordinary way of expressing the sense; the language of the imagination and passions; as, knowledge is the light of the mind; the soul mounts on the wings of faith; youth is the morning of life. In strictness, the change of a word is a trope, and any affection of a sentence a figure; but these terms are often confounded.
14. In grammar, any deviation from the rules of analogy or syntax.
15. In dancing, the several steps which the dancer makes in order and cadence, considered as they form certain figures on the floor.
FIGURE
v.t.fig'ur. 1. To form or mold into any determinate shape.
Accept this goblet, rough with figured gold.
2. To show by a corporeal resemblance, as in picture or statuary.
3. To cover or adorn with figures or images; to mark with figures; to form figures in by art; as, to figure velvet or muslin.
4. To diversify; to variegate with adventitious forms of matter.
5. To represent by a typical or figurative resemblance.
The matter of the sacraments figureth their end.
6. To imagine; to image in the mind.
7. To prefigure; to foreshow.
8. To form figuratively; to use in a sense not literal; as figured expressions. [Little used. ]
9. To note by characters.
As though a crystal glass the figured hours are seen.
1 . In music, to pass several notes for one; to form runnings or variations.
FIGURE
v.i.To make a figure; to be distinguished. The envoy figured at the court of St. Cloud.
FIGURE-CASTER, FIGURE-FLINGER
n.A pretender to astrology.
FIGURE-STONE
n.A name of the agalmatolite, or bildstein.
FIGURED
pp. 1. Represented by resemblance; adorned with figures; formed into a determinate figure.
2. In music, free and florid.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FIGURE
Fig "ure, n. Etym: [F., figure, L. figura; akin to fingere to form, shape, feign. See Feign. ]
1. The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance. Flowers have all exquisite figures. Bacon.
2. The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modeling, carving, embroidering, etc. ; especially, a representation of the human body; as, a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble. A coin that bears the figure of an angel. Shak.
3. A pattern in cloth, paper, or other manufactured article; a design wrought out in a fabric; as, the muslin was of a pretty figure.
4. (Geom.)
Defn: A diagram or drawing; made to represent a magnitude or the relation of two or more magnitudes; a surface or space inclosed on all sides; -- called superficial when inclosed by lines, and solid when inclosed by surface; any arrangement made up of points, lines,angles, surfaces, etc.
5. The appearance or impression made by the conduct or carrer of a person; as, a sorry figure. I made some figure there. Dryden. Gentlemen of the best figure in the county. Blackstone.
6. Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendor; show. That he may live in figure and indulgence. Law.
7. A character or symbol representing a number; a numeral; a digit; as, 1, 2,3, etc.
8. Value, as expressed in numbers; price; as, the goods are estimated or sold at a low figure. [Colloq. ] With nineteen thousand a year at the very lowest figure. Thackeray.
9. A person, thing, or action, conceived of as analogous to another person, thing, or action, of which it thus becomes a type or representative. Who is the figure of Him that was to come. Rom. v. 14.
1 . (Rhet.)
Defn: A mode of expressing abstract or immaterial ideas by words which suggest pictures or images from the physical world; pictorial language; a trope; hence, any deviation from the plainest form of statement. To represent the imagination under the figure of a wing. Macaulay.
11. (Logic )
Defn: The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.
12. (Dancing )
Defn: Any one of the several regular steps or movements made by a dancer.
13. (Astrol.)
Defn: A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses. Johnson.
14. (Music ) (a ) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression. Grove. (b ) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a musical or motive; a florid embellishment.
Note: Figures are often written upon the staff in music to denote the kind of measure. They are usually in the form of a fraction, the upper figure showing how many notes of the kind indicated by the lower are contained in one measure or bar. Thus, 2 /4 signifies that the measure contains two quarter notes. The following are the principal figures used for this purpose: --2 /22 /42 /8 4 /22 /44 /8 3 /23 /43 /8 6 /46 /46 /8 Academy figure, Canceled figures, Lay figure, etc. See under Academy, Cancel, Lay, etc. -- Figure caster, or Figure flinger, an astrologer. This figure caster. " Milton. -- Figure flinging, the practice of astrology. -- Figure-of-eight knot, a knot shaped like the figure 8. See Illust. under Knot. -- Figure painting, a picture of the human figure, or the act or art of depicting the human figure. -- Figure stone (Min. ), agalmatolite. -- Figure weaving, the art or process of weaving figured fabrics. -- To cut a figure, to make a display. [Colloq. ] Sir W. Scott.
FIGURE
Fig "ure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Figured; p. pr. & vb. n. Figuring. ]Etym: [F. figurer, L. figurare, fr. figura. See Figure, n.]
1. To represent by a figure, as to form or mold; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal; also, to fashion into a determinate form; to shape. If love, alas! be pain I bear, No thought can figure, and no tongue declare. Prior.
2. To embellish with design; to adorn with figures. The vaulty top of heaven Figured quite o'er with burning meteors. Shak.
3. To indicate by numerals; also, to compute. As through a crystal glass the figured hours are seen. Dryden.
4. To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize. Whose white vestments figure innocence. Shak.
5. To prefigure; to foreshow. In this the heaven figures some event. Shak.
6. (Mus. ) (a ) To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords. (b ) To embellish. To figure out, to solve; to compute or find the result of. -- To figure up, to add; to reckon; to compute the amount of.
FIGURE
FIGURE Fig "ure, v. t.
1. To make a figure; to be distinguished or conspicious; as, the envoy figured at court. Sociable, hospitable, eloquent, admired, figuring away brilliantly. M. Arnold.
2. To calculate; to contrive; to scheme; as, he is figuring to secure the nomination. [Colloq. ]
FIGURED
FIGURED Fig "ured, a.
1. Adorned with figures; marked with figures; as, figured muslin.
2. Not literal; figurative. [Obs. ] Locke.
3. (Mus. ) (a ) Free and florid; as, a figured descant. See Figurate, 3. (b ) Indicated or noted by figures. Figured bass. See Continued bass, under Continued.
FIGUREHEAD
FIGUREHEAD Fig "ure *head `, n.
1. (Naut. )
Defn: The figure, statue, or bust, on the prow of a ship.
2. A person who allows his name to be used to give standing to enterprises in which he has no responsible interest or duties; a nominal, but not real, head or chief.
New American Oxford Dictionary
figure
fig ure |ˈfigyər ˈfɪgjər | ▶noun 1 a number, esp. one that forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company: official census figures | a figure of 30,000 deaths annually from snakebite. • a numerical symbol, esp. any of the ten in Arabic notation: the figure 7. • one of a specified number of digits making up a larger number, used to give a rough idea of the order of magnitude: their market price runs into five figures | [ in combination ] : a six-figure salary. • an amount of money: a figure of two thousand dollars. • (figures ) arithmetical calculations: she has no head for figures. 2 a person's bodily shape, esp. that of a woman and when considered to be attractive: she had always been so proud of her figure. • a person seen indistinctly, esp. at a distance: a backpacked figure appeared in the distance. • a person of a particular kind, esp. one who is important or distinctive in some way: Williams became something of a cult figure. • a representation of a human or animal form in drawing or sculpture: starkly painted figures. 3 a shape defined by one or more lines in two dimensions (such as a circle or a triangle ), or one or more surfaces in three dimensions (such as a sphere or a cuboid ), either considered mathematically in geometry or used as a decorative design: a red ground with white and blue geometric figures. • a diagram or illustrative drawing, esp. in a book or magazine: figure 1 shows an ignition circuit. • Figure Skating a movement or series of movements following a prescribed pattern and often beginning and ending at the same point. • a pattern formed by the movements of a group of people, for example in square dancing or synchronized swimming, as part of a longer dance or display. • archaic the external form or shape of a thing. 4 Music a short succession of notes producing a single impression. 5 Logic the form of a syllogism, classified according to the position of the middle term. ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 be a significant and noticeable part of something: the issue of nuclear policy figured prominently in the talks. • (of a person ) play a significant role in a situation or event: he figured largely in opposition to the bill. • (of a fictional character ) play a part in a novel, play, or movie: the four characters who figure in Ridley's play. 2 [ with obj. ] calculate or work out (an amount or value ) arithmetically. 3 [ with clause ] informal think, consider, or expect to be the case: I figure that wearing a suit makes you look like a bank clerk | [ with obj. ] : for years, teachers had figured him for a dullard. • (of a recent event or newly discovered fact ) be logical and unsurprising: well, she supposed that figured . 4 [ with obj. ] represent (something ) in a diagram or picture: varieties of this Cape genus are figured from drawings made there. • (usu. as adj. figured ) embellish (something ) with a pattern: the floors were covered with figured linoleum. PHRASES figure of fun a person who is considered ridiculous. figure of speech a word or phrase used in a nonliteral sense to add rhetorical force to a spoken or written passage: calling her a crab is just a figure of speech. lose (or keep ) one's figure lose (or retain ) a slim and attractive bodily shape. PHRASAL VERBS figure on informal count or rely on something happening or being the case in the future: anyone thinking of salmon fishing should figure on paying $200 a day. figure something out informal solve or discover the cause of a problem: he was trying to figure out why the camera wasn't working. figure someone out reach an understanding of a person's actions, motives, or personality. DERIVATIVES fig ure less adjective ORIGIN Middle English (in the senses ‘distinctive shape of a person or thing, ’ ‘representation of something material or immaterial, ’ and ‘numerical symbol, ’ among others ): from Old French figure (noun ), figurer (verb ), from Latin figura ‘shape, figure, form ’; related to fingere ‘form, contrive. ’
figured bass
fig ured bass |ˈfɪɡjərd beɪs | ▶noun Music a bass line with the intended harmonies indicated by figures rather than written out as chords, typical of continuo parts in baroque music.
figure eight
fig ure eight (Brit. figure of eight ) ▶noun an object or movement having the shape of the number eight.
figure-ground
fig ure-ground ▶adjective [ attrib. ] Psychology & Art relating to or denoting the perception of images by the distinction of objects from a background from which they appear to stand out, esp. in contexts where this distinction is ambiguous.
figurehead
fig ure head |ˈfigyərˌhed ˈfɪɡjərˌhɛd | ▶noun 1 a nominal leader or head without real power. 2 a carving, typically a bust or a full-length figure, set at the prow of an old-fashioned sailing ship.
figure-hugging
fig ure-hug ging ▶adjective (of a garment ) fitting closely to the contours of a woman's body: a low-cut, figure-hugging dress.
figure of merit
fig ure of mer it ▶noun a numerical expression representing the performance or efficiency of a given device, material, or procedure.
figure skating
fig ure skat ing ▶noun the competitive sport of ice skating in prescribed patterns ( figures ) and choreographed free skating. DERIVATIVES fig ure skat er noun
Oxford Dictionary
figure
figure |ˈfɪgə | ▶noun 1 a number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company: the trade figures | by 1998, this figure had risen to 14 million. • a numerical symbol, especially any of the ten in Arabic notation: the figure 7. • one of a specified number of digits making up a larger number, used to give a rough idea of the order of magnitude: [ in combination ] : a six-figure sum of money. • an amount of money: a figure of two thousand pounds. • (figures ) arithmetical calculations: she has no head for figures. 2 a person's bodily shape, especially that of a woman and when considered to be attractive: she had always been so proud of her figure. • a person seen indistinctly or from a distance: a dark figure emerged from the shadows. • a representation of a human or animal form in drawing or sculpture: starkly painted figures. 3 a person of a particular kind, especially one who is important or distinctive in some way: Williams became something of a cult figure. 4 a shape which is defined by one or more lines in two dimensions (such as a circle or a triangle ), or one or more surfaces in three dimensions (such as a sphere or a cuboid ), either considered mathematically in geometry or used as a decorative design: a red ground with white and blue geometrical figures. • a diagram or illustrative drawing, especially in a book or magazine: figure 1 shows an ignition circuit. • (in skating ) a movement or series of movements following a prescribed pattern and often beginning and ending at the same point. • a pattern formed by the movements of a group of people, for example in country dancing, as part of a longer dance or display. • archaic the external form or shape of something. 5 Music a short succession of notes producing a single impression; a brief melodic or rhythmic formula out of which longer passages are developed. 6 Logic the form of a syllogism, classified according to the position of the middle term. ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 have a significant part or role in a situation or process: the issue of nuclear policy figured prominently in the talks | human rights do not figure high on their agenda. 2 [ with obj. ] N. Amer. calculate or work out (an amount or value ) arithmetically: my accountant figured my tax wrong. 3 [ with clause ] informal, chiefly N. Amer. think, consider, or expect to be the case: I figured that I didn't have much of a chance | [ with obj. ] : for years, teachers had figured him for a dullard. • (of a recent event or newly discovered fact ) be perfectly understandable and only to be expected: well, she supposed that figured . 4 [ with obj. ] represent in a diagram or picture. • (usu. as adj. figured ) embellish (something ) with a pattern: the floors were covered with figured linoleum. PHRASES figure of fun a person who is considered ridiculous. lose (or keep ) one's figure lose (or retain ) a slim and attractive bodily shape. put a figure on give a price or exact number for. PHRASAL VERBS figure on N. Amer. informal expect (something ) to happen or be the case: anyone thinking of salmon fishing should figure on paying $200 a day. figure something out informal solve or discover the cause of a problem: he was trying to figure out why the camera wasn't working. figure someone out reach an understanding of a person's actions, motives, or personality. DERIVATIVES figureless adjective ORIGIN Middle English (in the senses ‘distinctive shape of a person or thing ’, ‘representation of something material or immaterial ’, and ‘numerical symbol ’, among others ): from Old French figure (noun ), figurer (verb ), from Latin figura ‘shape, figure, form ’; related to fingere ‘form, contrive ’.
figured bass
fig |ured bass ▶noun Music a bass line with the intended harmonies indicated by figures rather than written out as chords, typical of continuo parts in baroque music.
figure-ground
figure-ground ▶adjective [ attrib. ] Psychology & Art relating to or denoting the perception of images by the distinction of objects from a background from which they appear to stand out, especially in contexts where this distinction is ambiguous.
figurehead
fig ¦ure |head |ˈfɪgəhɛd | ▶noun 1 a carving, typically a bust or a full-length figure, set at the prow of an old-fashioned sailing ship. 2 a nominal leader or head without real power.
figure-hugging
figure-hugging ▶adjective (of a garment ) fitting closely to the contours of a woman's body: a low-cut, figure-hugging dress.
figure of eight
figure of eight (N. Amer. figure eight ) ▶noun an object or movement having the shape of the number eight.
figure of merit
fig ¦ure of merit ▶noun a numerical expression taken as representing the performance or efficiency of a given device, material, or procedure.
figure of speech
fig ¦ure of speech ▶noun a word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for rhetorical or vivid effect.
figure skating
fig ¦ure skat ¦ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] the sport of skating in prescribed patterns from a stationary position. DERIVATIVES figure skater noun
American Oxford Thesaurus
figure
figure noun 1 the production figure: statistic, number, quantity, amount, level, total, sum; (figures ) data, information. 2 the second figure was 9: digit, numeral, numerical symbol. 3 he can't put a figure on it: price, cost, amount, value, valuation. 4 (figures ) I'm good with figures: arithmetic, mathematics, math, calculations, computation, numbers. 5 her petite figure: physique, build, frame, body, proportions, shape, form. 6 a dark figure emerged: silhouette, outline, shape, form. 7 a figure of authority: person, personage, individual, man, woman, character, personality; representative, embodiment, personification, epitome. 8 life-size figures: human representation, effigy, model, statue. 9 geometrical figures: shape, pattern, design, motif. 10 see figure 4: diagram, illustration, drawing, picture, plate. ▶verb 1 a beast figuring in Egyptian legend: feature, appear, be featured, be mentioned, be referred to, have prominence, crop up. 2 a way to figure the values: calculate, work out, total, reckon, compute, determine, assess, put a figure on, crunch the numbers, tot up. 3 informal I figured that I didn't have a chance: suppose, think, believe, consider, expect, take it, suspect, sense; assume, dare say, conclude, take it as read, presume, deduce, infer, extrapolate, gather, guess. 4 “Charlotte's late. ” “That figures.”: make sense, seem reasonable, stand to reason, be to be expected, be logical, follow, ring true. PHRASES figure on they figured on paying about $100: plan on, count on, rely on, bank on, bargain on, depend on, pin one's hopes on; anticipate, expect to (be ). figure out he tried to figure out how to switch on the lamp: work out, fathom, puzzle out, decipher, ascertain, make sense of, think through, get to the bottom of; understand, comprehend, see, grasp, get the hang of, get the drift of; informal crack; Brit. informal twig.
figurehead
figurehead noun 1 the president was just a figurehead: titular head, nominal leader, leader in name only, front man, cipher, token, mouthpiece, puppet, instrument. 2 the figurehead on the ship: carving, bust, sculpture, image, statue.
Oxford Thesaurus
figure
figure noun 1 the production figure is down 27 per cent: statistic, number, integer, quantity, amount, level, total, sum; (figures ) data, information, particulars. 2 the second figure was a nine: digit, numeral, numerical symbol, character; rare cipher. 3 he can't put a figure on how much this is going to cost: price, cost, amount, quantity, value, valuation, quotation, quote, rate; total, sum, aggregate; informal, humorous damage. 4 (figures ) I'm good at figures: arithmetic, mathematics, sums, calculations, reckoning, computation, numbers, statistics, counting; Brit. informal maths; N. Amer. informal math. 5 her petite, curvaceous figure: physique, build, frame, body, proportions, torso, shape, form, stature; informal vital statistics, chassis, bod. 6 a dark figure emerged from the shadows: silhouette, outline, shape, form, profile, shadow. 7 a figure of authority: person, personage, individual, man, woman, character, personality, presence; representative, embodiment, personification, epitome, symbol, representation, exemplification, exemplar. 8 the show features life-size figures: human representation, image of a person, effigy; likeness. 9 the figure that is formed when a smaller square is cut out of a large square: shape, pattern, design, motif, device, depiction. 10 this structure is shown in figure 4: diagram, illustration, drawing, picture, plate, graphic, sketch, chart, plan, map. ▶verb 1 an awesome beast who figured in Egyptian legend: feature, appear, be featured /mentioned, be referred to; participate, play a part, play a role, be conspicuous, have prominence, have a place; star. 2 a way to figure the values: calculate, work out, total, sum, reckon, compute, enumerate, determine, evaluate, quantify, assess, count, add up, put a figure on, tally, totalize, gauge; Brit. tot up; rare cast. 3 N. Amer. informal I figured that I didn't have much of a chance: suppose, think, believe, fancy, consider, expect, take it, suspect, have a sneaking suspicion, sense; assume, dare say, conclude, take it as read, presume, be of the opinion, trust; deduce, infer, gather, glean, divine; N. Amer. guess. 4 N. Amer. informal ‘Rosemary's away. ’ ‘That figures.’: make sense, be understandable, seem reasonable, stand to reason, be to be expected, be logical, follow, add up, stand up, hold up; ring true, be convincing; be likely /probable, go without saying. PHRASES figure on N. Amer. informal I figured on starting the day with a good breakfast: plan on, calculate on, count on, rely on, bank on, bargain on, depend on, pin one's hopes on; anticipate, expect to, take for granted, take as read. figure something out informal he tried to figure out how to switch on the lamp: work out, make out, fathom, reason, puzzle out, decipher, solve, ascertain, make sense of, think out, think through, get to the bottom of, find an answer /solution to, unravel, untangle; understand, comprehend, see, grasp, get the hang of, get the drift of; calculate, compute, reckon, assess; informal make head or tail of, twig, crack; Brit. informal suss out.
figurehead
figurehead noun 1 the president was just a figurehead: titular head, nominal leader, leader in name only, front man, cipher, token, mouthpiece, puppet, instrument, man of straw. 2 the figurehead on the Cutty Sark: carving, bust, sculpture, image, statue.
Duden Dictionary
Figurengruppe
Fi gu ren grup pe Substantiv, feminin , die |Fig u rengruppe |Gruppe von Figuren 2 dieser Bildhauer schuf die Figurengruppe
Figurenkapitell
Fi gu ren ka pi tell Substantiv, Neutrum Architektur , das |Fig u renkapitell |das Figurenkapitell; Genitiv: des Figurenkapitells, Plural: die Figurenkapitelle ein mit Figuren geschmücktes Kapitell [an romanischen Bauwerken ]
Figurenmuster
Fi gu ren mus ter Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Fig u renmuster |aus Figuren 4a bestehendes Muster
figurenreich
fi gu ren reich Adjektiv |fig u renreich |viele Figuren 2 2, 5c, 6 aufweisend ein figurenreiches Theaterstück | ein figurenreicher Tanz
Figurentheater
Fi gu ren the a ter Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Fig u rentheater |Theater mit Figuren (Marionetten, Puppen u. Ä.)
French Dictionary
figure
figure n. f. nom féminin 1 Forme du visage humain. : Faire une drôle de figure. Elle s ’est lavé la figure. Note Technique Dans l ’usage courant, le nom figure a remplacé face et visage, qui ne s ’emploient plus que dans certaines expressions. 2 Personnage important de l ’histoire. : Samuel de Champlain, Maisonneuve et Jeanne Mance sont des figures marquantes de la Nouvelle-France. 3 Illustration d ’un livre. : Liste des figures. Note Typographique Le nom s ’abrège en fig. lorsqu ’il est suivi d ’un nombre ou d ’une lettre, dans les renvois entre parenthèses et dans les notes (Fig. 4 – Diagramme ). 4 Mode d ’expression à valeur stylistique. : Les figures de rhétorique. La métaphore est une figure ou un emploi figuré. 5 géométrie Représentation de surfaces, de volumes par des traits. : Des figures géométriques variées: triangle, carré, rectangle, cercle. LOCUTIONS Faire bonne figure, triste figure. Se montrer à la hauteur de sa tâche, au-dessous de sa tâche. Faire figure de. Paraître. : Ils font figure de personnes désintéressées. SYNONYME sembler . Note Technique Dans ces expressions, le nom figure est invariable. Figure de proue. figuré Personnalité marquante. SYNONYME chef .
figuré
figuré , ée adj. adjectif Abréviation fig. Qui est composé d ’une figure, d ’un dessin. : Le schéma figuré d ’une école. LOCUTION Sens figuré. Signification d ’un mot exprimée par une image. : Lorsqu ’on dit d ’une personne qu ’elle est au sommet de sa carrière, on emploie le nom sommet au sens figuré, c ’est-à -dire comme une image, une comparaison, pour signifier le point le plus haut, le plus élevé. ANTONYME sens propre . tableau – figurés (emplois ).
figurément
figurément adv. adverbe Au sens figuré. : Il avait employé ce nom figurément.
figurer
figurer v. tr. , intr. , pronom. verbe transitif Représenter par un dessin, une figure, un symbole. : Figurer la paix par une colombe. SYNONYME symboliser . verbe intransitif Se trouver. : Ce mot ne figure pas dans le dictionnaire. La nouvelle figurait à la première page de tous les journaux. verbe pronominal S ’imaginer. : Tu rêves si tu te figures qu ’il suivra nos conseils. SYNONYME croire . Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde en genre et en nombre avec le complément direct si celui-ci le précède. Cette maison de campagne qu ’il s ’était figurée plus ancienne. Le participe passé reste invariable si le complément direct suit le verbe. Ils se sont figuré qu ’ils y arriveraient. FORME FAUTIVE figurer. Anglicisme au sens de calculer, estimer, évaluer, imaginer, prévoir. aimer
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
figure
fig ure /fɪ́ɡjə r |fɪ́ɡə /〖原義は 「形 」〗(形 )figurative 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 【数 】1 〖通例 ～s 〗数値 , 数量 ;〖通例修飾語を伴って; 単数形で 〗(…な )値段 , 価格 ▸ annual sales figures 年間売上高 ▸ unemployment figures 失業者数 .2 (0--9の )数字 (→number 類義 ); 〖～s; 数詞を伴って 〗桁 （けた ）, 位 ▸ single [double, three ] figures 1 [2, 3 ]けたの数字 ▸ the figure eight on the card カードに書かれた数字の8 .【姿 】3 (人の )姿 ; 人影 ▸ a dark figure 黒っぽい人影 ▸ A figure emerged from the shadows .暗がりから人影が現れた ▸ a single figure 1つの人影 .4 〖通例a … ～/a ～ of …〗(…の )人物 , (…な )人 ; …タイプの人 (!形容詞 名詞 などを伴い, 重要または特徴的な人物を表す ) ▸ a public figure 著名人 ▸ a father figure 父親の理想像, 父親のような人 ▸ a key [senior ] figure 重要人物 [重鎮 ]▸ a historical figure 歴史上の人物 ▸ an authority figure 権威者 .5 〖しばしばone 's ～〗(主に女性の )体型, プロポーション ▸ She has a good [nice ] figure .彼女はスタイルがいい (!この意味でstyleを用いるのは和製英語 ) ▸ watch one's figure 体型を気にする ▸ a fine figure of a man [woman ]見事な体格の人, 立派な体型の持ち主 ▸ keep [lose ] one's figure プロポーションを保つ [が崩れる ]6 (絵画 彫刻などの )人物, 像, 肖像 .【図形 】7 ｟書 ｠図, 挿絵 (｟略 ｠fig. )▸ See Fig . 1 .図1を参照 .8 〖通例a … ～〗〘数 〙(…)形, 図形 ▸ a round [a triangle, an eight-sided ] figure 円形 [三角形, 八角形 ].9 (装飾の )模様, 柄 .【その他 】10 〘スケート 〙フィギュア 〘氷上に描く図形 〙; 〘舞踊 〙フィギュア 〘一連の動作 〙.11 ｟英 ｠〖～s 〗計算, 算術 ▸ have a head for figures 計算が得意である .12 〘楽 〙音型 .13 (修辞学の )比喩表現 (figure of speech ); 〘文法 〙 (省略などの )文法的変則 ;〘 論 〙 (三段論法の )格 .14 象徴, 典型 .15 ｟古 ｠(物の )外形 .a f ì gure of f ú n 物笑いの種 (になる人 ).c ù t a … f í gure 〈人が 〉…のように見える ▸ cut a poor [fine ] figure みすぼらしく [立派に ]見える .p ù t a f í gure on A Aの正確な金額 [数 ]を言う (!しばしば否定文で ) .動詞 自動詞 1 «…に /…として » (重要なかたちで )現れる, かかわる ; 目立つ, 異彩を放つ «in /as » (!受け身にしない ) ▸ figure prominently in A Aの中で重要な役割を担う .2 ｟米 ｠計算する, 合計する .他動詞 1 ｟主に米 くだけて ｠〖～ (that )節 /wh節 〗(状況をふまえて )…だと […かと ]考える, 思う, 結論づける ;〖～ A (to be ) C /A for C 〗AをCだと思う (!前者のCは 名詞 形容詞 , 後者のCは 名詞 ) .2 ｟米 ｠〈料金 合計など 〉を計算する (up )(→calculate 他動詞 2 ).3 …を数字 [図 ]で表す .4 …を模様で飾る .5 …を比喩で表す .6 〘楽 〙〈最低音部の上 [下 ]〉に (和音 )数字を付ける .f ì gure A í n [í n A ]｟米 ｠Aを計算に入れる .f í gure on A [(A ) do ing ]｟主に米 くだけて ｠1 A 〈事 〉を [(A 〈人 〉が )…すると ]想定する, 当てにする .2 Aを計画する, 予定する .f ì gure ó ut ｟くだけて ｠ «…であることが /…かが » わかる «(that )節 /wh 節 » ▸ try to [and ] figure out how much sleep you need どれだけ睡眠が必要か考えてみる f ì gure A ó ut [ó ut A ]｟くだけて ｠1 A 〈問題など 〉を解決する, A 〈理由など 〉を理解する ▸ I can't figure it [him ] out .私にはわからない [彼のふるまいが理解できない ]▸ figure something out 解決策を見つける .2 (計算して )A 〈答え 〉を出す ; Aを計算する .G ò f í gure .｟米話 ｠何か変だ, いったいどうしたんだ .That [It ] f í gures .｟主に米話 ｠やっぱりね ; それで話がわかった (!悪い内容が明白になることが多い ) .～̀ é ight ｟米 ｠[～̀ of é ight ｟英 ｠]8の字形のもの [動き ].～́ sk à ting フィギュアスケート .
figured
f í g ured 形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗1 (小さな )模様のある .2 形作られた ; 図 (形 )で示された .～̀ b á ss 〘楽 〙数字付き低音 .
figurehead
f í gure h è ad 名詞 C 1 名目上の長 [頭首 ] 〘実権のない国王など 〙.2 〘海 〙(昔の船の )船首像 .
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