figurableadj.
1. Capable of receiving a definite figure or form.In modern dictionaries.
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the world > space > shape > [adjective] > having definite shape > capable of
figurable1605
1605 Z. Jones tr. P. le Loyer Treat. Specters 45 Much lesse can they take a body of the Ayre for that is not figurable.
1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. xvi. 142 Waxe remaineth figurable, whether it be melted or congealed.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Thus lead is figurable, but not water.
2. Capable of being represented figuratively.
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society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > symbolizing > [adjective] > expressed by a symbol > capable of being
figurable1880
1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians II. viii. 137 He waited, figureable by nothing so much as a wild horse in captivity.
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