figure - Meaning in Tamil

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figure - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of figure in English

figure noun

1. a decorative or artistic work

   Synonyms

   design, pattern

   வடிவமைப்பு

   Example

   • "the coach had a design on the doors"
2. a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
3. one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration

   Synonyms

   digit

   Example

   • "0 and 1 are digits"
4. an amount of money expressed numerically

   Example

   • "a figure of $17 was suggested"
5. a well-known or notable person

   Synonyms

   name, name, public figure

   Examples

   • "she is an important figure in modern music"
   • "they studied all the great names in the history of France"
6. language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

   Synonyms

   figure of speech, image, trope

7. a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

   Synonyms

   fig, fig

   Example

   • "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"
8. a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
9. alternative names for the body of a human being

   Synonyms

   anatomy, bod, bod, build, chassis, flesh, form, form, form, frame, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, shape, shape, soma, soma

   Examples

   • "he has a strong physique"
   • "Leonardo studied the human body"
   • "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
10. the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

    Synonyms

    number

    Examples

    • "the figure was about a thousand"
    • "the number of parameters is small"
11. the impression produced by a person

    Examples

    • "a heroic figure"
    • "he cut a fine figure"
12. a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)

    Example

    • "he made a figure of Santa Claus"
13. a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating

    Example

    • "she made the best score on compulsory figures"

figure verb

1. understand

   Example

   • "He didn't figure her"
2. make a mathematical calculation or computation

   Synonyms

   calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, reckon, work out

3. judge to be probable

   Synonyms

   calculate, count on, estimate, forecast, forecast, reckon

4. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

   Synonyms

   envision, fancy, fancy, image, picture, picture, project, see, see, visualise, visualize

   Examples

   • "I can see a risk in this strategy"
   • "I can see what will happen"
   • "I can't see him on horseback!"
5. be or play a part of or in

   Synonyms

   enter

   Examples

   • "Elections figure prominently in every government program"
   • "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?"

Synonyms of figure

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

Antonyms of figure

ground

More matches for figure

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