refigurev.

Brit.

/riːˈfɪɡə/, U.S.

/ˌriˈfɪɡjər/

Forms: late Middle English refygowre, late Middle English– refigure; also Scottish pre-1700 refigur.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps originally modelled on a French lexical item, or perhaps originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: re- prefix, figure v.

Etymology: < re- prefix + figure v., originally after Middle French refigurer to remake, recreate (a1358; French †refigurer) or its etymon post-classical Latin refigurare to transform (Vulgate). N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (rīfi·giŭɹ) /riːˈfɪɡ(jʊ)ə(r)/.

1. transitive. To figure again; to represent in a different shape or form. Cf. figure v. 1, 2. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > representation > [verb (transitive)] > again

refigurea1413

re-image1770

re-embody1833

a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) v. l. 473 Refigurynge here shap, & hire womanhede. wiþ-inne his herte.

1543 ( Chron. J. Hardyng (1812) 64 His triumphes all..Well wrought about, in ymagerie and scripture, Full royally wrought for to refigure.

1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets vi. sig. B2 Ten times thy selfe were happier then thou art, If ten of thine ten times refigur'd thee.

1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 27 The child doth not more expresly refigure the visage of his Father, then that book resembles the stile of the Remonstrant.

1776 E. M. da Costa Elements Conchol. viii. 171 Plancus describes and figures some very minute Nautili... Gualtieri refigures three species of them.

1867 H. W. Longfellow tr. Dante Inferno xxxi. 35 When the fog is vanishing away, Little by little doth the sight refigure Whate'er the mist..conceals.

1908 Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 1906 28 142 In the remainder of this paper I wish, first, to name, refigure and complete the description of the ‘first form’ of Volvox described in my preceding publication.

2. transitive. Optics. To improve, restore, or alter the profile of (a lens or mirror, esp. the mirror of a reflecting telescope).

ΚΠ

1849 Monthly Notices Royal Astron. Soc. 9 205 I have successively refigured both the 20-foot mirrors, which are decidedly superior..to the surface with which I made all my observations last year.

1900 Science 26 Oct. 628/2 The telescope is used as a Newtonian. It is provided with two large mirrors... The one in use at present..was refigured by Sir Howard Grubb, and is practically perfect for photographic work.

1917 Trans. Optical Soc. 18 190 Fig. IIa. shows the curve of the camera objective of a spectrograph..; this objective had been specially refigured by Steinheil to correct a certain amount of existing zonal aberration.

1951 Sci. Monthly Sept. 142/2 The two greatest disadvantages of the earlier reflectors—the low reflecting power of the speculum metal and the necessity of refiguring the mirror at one- or two-year intervals..—had been eliminated.

2004 Nucl. Instrum. & Methods Physics Res. A. 524 163/1 High quality coatings..can be controlled during deposition so that it does not refigure the mirror's surface.

3. transitive. Chiefly North American. To calculate again arithmetically; to recalculate. Cf. figure v. 12b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > calculate or solve [verb (transitive)] > recalculate

recalculate1611

recast1725

recompute1740

refigure1884

1884 15th Ann. Rep. Mass. Bureau Statistics of Labor 302 All computations have been refigured, and it is impossible for an error of sufficient importance to have occurred to materially affect the result.

1909 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 15 Sept. 1/2 I think I have been on the spot [sc. the Pole], but when my observations are refigured it may be possible that a few meters, a fraction of a mile, may be found.

1944 Law & Contemp. Probl. 10 419 A company that has a deficit in a year can refigure its taxes for the two preceding years, subtracting the deficit from the taxable income.

1993 Time (Atlantic ed.) 4 Jan. 23/2 All of Clinton's numbers are going to have to be refigured anyway to deal with the new realities.

Derivatives

reˈfiguring n.

ΚΠ

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 146/1 If such a [metallic] mirror is much exposed,..frequent repolishing will be necessary. This involves refiguring, which is the most delicate and costly process of all.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 14 Dec. 5/1 The results were compared and found to be all different, which meant..the refiguring of the whole thing out again.

2003 T. R. Frame & D. Faulkner Stromlo iii. 61 The only changes made to the instrument during the war years were the refiguring of the mirror and bracing of the tube assembly with wire for greater rigidity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	refigure
释义	refigurev. Brit. /riːˈfɪɡə/, U.S. /ˌriˈfɪɡjər/ Forms: late Middle English refygowre, late Middle English– refigure; also Scottish pre-1700 refigur. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps originally modelled on a French lexical item, or perhaps originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: re- prefix, figure v. Etymology: < re- prefix + figure v., originally after Middle French refigurer to remake, recreate (a1358; French †refigurer) or its etymon post-classical Latin refigurare to transform (Vulgate). N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (rīfi·giŭɹ) /riːˈfɪɡ(jʊ)ə(r)/. 1. transitive. To figure again; to represent in a different shape or form. Cf. figure v. 1, 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > [verb (transitive)] > again refigurea1413 re-image1770 re-embody1833 a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) v. l. 473 Refigurynge here shap, & hire womanhede. wiþ-inne his herte. 1543 ( Chron. J. Hardyng (1812) 64 His triumphes all..Well wrought about, in ymagerie and scripture, Full royally wrought for to refigure. 1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets vi. sig. B2 Ten times thy selfe were happier then thou art, If ten of thine ten times refigur'd thee. 1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 27 The child doth not more expresly refigure the visage of his Father, then that book resembles the stile of the Remonstrant. 1776 E. M. da Costa Elements Conchol. viii. 171 Plancus describes and figures some very minute Nautili... Gualtieri refigures three species of them. 1867 H. W. Longfellow tr. Dante Inferno xxxi. 35 When the fog is vanishing away, Little by little doth the sight refigure Whate'er the mist..conceals. 1908 Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 1906 28 142 In the remainder of this paper I wish, first, to name, refigure and complete the description of the ‘first form’ of Volvox described in my preceding publication. 2. transitive. Optics. To improve, restore, or alter the profile of (a lens or mirror, esp. the mirror of a reflecting telescope). ΚΠ 1849 Monthly Notices Royal Astron. Soc. 9 205 I have successively refigured both the 20-foot mirrors, which are decidedly superior..to the surface with which I made all my observations last year. 1900 Science 26 Oct. 628/2 The telescope is used as a Newtonian. It is provided with two large mirrors... The one in use at present..was refigured by Sir Howard Grubb, and is practically perfect for photographic work. 1917 Trans. Optical Soc. 18 190 Fig. IIa. shows the curve of the camera objective of a spectrograph..; this objective had been specially refigured by Steinheil to correct a certain amount of existing zonal aberration. 1951 Sci. Monthly Sept. 142/2 The two greatest disadvantages of the earlier reflectors—the low reflecting power of the speculum metal and the necessity of refiguring the mirror at one- or two-year intervals..—had been eliminated. 2004 Nucl. Instrum. & Methods Physics Res. A. 524 163/1 High quality coatings..can be controlled during deposition so that it does not refigure the mirror's surface. 3. transitive. Chiefly North American. To calculate again arithmetically; to recalculate. Cf. figure v. 12b. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > calculate or solve [verb (transitive)] > recalculate recalculate1611 recast1725 recompute1740 refigure1884 1884 15th Ann. Rep. Mass. Bureau Statistics of Labor 302 All computations have been refigured, and it is impossible for an error of sufficient importance to have occurred to materially affect the result. 1909 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 15 Sept. 1/2 I think I have been on the spot [sc. the Pole], but when my observations are refigured it may be possible that a few meters, a fraction of a mile, may be found. 1944 Law & Contemp. Probl. 10 419 A company that has a deficit in a year can refigure its taxes for the two preceding years, subtracting the deficit from the taxable income. 1993 Time (Atlantic ed.) 4 Jan. 23/2 All of Clinton's numbers are going to have to be refigured anyway to deal with the new realities. Derivatives reˈfiguring n. ΚΠ 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 146/1 If such a [metallic] mirror is much exposed,..frequent repolishing will be necessary. This involves refiguring, which is the most delicate and costly process of all. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 14 Dec. 5/1 The results were compared and found to be all different, which meant..the refiguring of the whole thing out again. 2003 T. R. Frame & D. Faulkner Stromlo iii. 61 The only changes made to the instrument during the war years were the refiguring of the mirror and bracing of the tube assembly with wire for greater rigidity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1413
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