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 I.  noun 
 Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin figura, from fingere
 Date: 13th century
 
 
 1. a number symbol ;  numeral  ,  digit  , arithmetical calculations , a written or printed character, value especially as expressed in numbers ;  sum  ,  price  , digits representing an amount (as of money earned or points scored) , 
 
 2. a geometric form (as a line, triangle, or sphere) especially when considered as a set of geometric elements (as points) in space of a given number of dimensions , bodily shape or form especially of a person , an object noticeable only as a shape or form , 
 
 3. the graphic representation of a form especially of a person or geometric entity, a diagram or pictorial illustration of textual matter, a person, thing, or action representative of another, 
 
 5.  figure of speech  , an intentional deviation from the ordinary form or syntactical relation of words, the form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term, an often repetitive pattern or design in a manufactured article (as cloth) or natural product (as wood) , appearance made ; impression produced , 
 
 9. a series of movements in a dance, an outline representation of a form traced by a series of evolutions (as with skates on an ice surface or by an airplane in the air), a prominent personality ;  personage  , a short coherent group of notes or chords that may constitute part of a phrase, theme, or composition, 
 
 II.  verb (figured; figuring)
 Date: 14th century
 transitive  verb to represent by or as if by a figure or outline, to decorate with a pattern, to indicate or represent by numerals, 
 
 4.  calculate  ,  conclude  ,  decide  ,  regard  ,  consider  , to appear likely , intransitive  verb 
 
 1. to be or appear important or conspicuous, to be inv…

 figure eight 
  noun 
 Date: 1748
 something resembling the Arabic numeral eight in form or shape: as, a small knot, an embroidery stitch, a dance pattern, a skater's figure

 figure in 
 transitive  verb 
 Date: circa 1934
 to include especially in a reckoning

 figure of merit 
 Date: circa 1865 a numerical quantity based on one or more characteristics of a system or device that represents a measure of efficiency or effectiveness

 figure of speech 
 Date: 1751 a form of expression (as a simile or metaphor) used to convey meaning or heighten effect often by comparing or identifying one thing with another that has a meaning or connotation familiar to the reader or listener

 figure on 
 phrasal to take into consideration , to rely on,  plan  

 figure out 
 transitive  verb 
 Date: 1600
  discover  ,  determine  ,  solve  ,  fathom  

 figure skater 
  noun see:  figure skating  

 figure skating 
  noun 
 Date: 1852
 skating characterized by the performance of various jumps, spins, and dance movements and formerly by the tracing of prescribed figures, figure skater  noun