figuration

[ fig-yuh-rey-shuhn ]

/ ˌfɪg yəˈreɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of shaping into a particular figure.

the resulting figure or shape: emblematic figurations of the sun and the moon.

the act of representing figuratively.

a figurative representation: allegorical figurations.

the act of marking or adorning with a design.

Music.

the employment of passing notes or other embellishments.
the figuring of a bass part.

Origin of figuration

1400–50; late Middle English figuracioun <Latin figūrātiōn- (stem of figūrātiō ) “a shaping” (see figure) + -ion

Words nearby figuration

figural, figurant, figurante, figurate, figurate number, figuration, figurative, figurative language, figuratively, figure, figure and ground

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Example sentences from the Web for figuration

The Daily Pic: After years of figuration, the artist goes fearlessly abstract.
Jim Dine Makes Some Glorious Messes|Blake Gopnik|March 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The figuration of the main hatch showed a small square, and there was a companion or hatch-cover abaft the mainmast.
The Frozen Pirate|W. Clark Russell
I stared earnestly at the rocky slopes on either hand, but could not have sworn their figuration was changed.
The Frozen Pirate|W. Clark Russell
Of trans-Alpine figuration after 1250 the less said the better.
Art|Clive Bell

The process which we have just described is the dominant process in Egyptian figuration.
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)|Georges Perrot

British Dictionary definitions for figuration

figuration

/ (ˌfɪɡəˈreɪʃən) /

noun

music

the employment of characteristic patterns of notes, esp in variations on a theme
decoration or florid ornamentation in general

the act or an instance of representing figuratively, as by means of allegory or emblem

a figurative or emblematic representation

the act of decorating with a design

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单词	figuration
释义	figuration [ fig-yuh-rey-shuhn ] / ˌfɪg yəˈreɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR figuration ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act of shaping into a particular figure. the resulting figure or shape: emblematic figurations of the sun and the moon. the act of representing figuratively. a figurative representation: allegorical figurations. the act of marking or adorning with a design. Music. the employment of passing notes or other embellishments. the figuring of a bass part. Origin of figuration 1400–50; late Middle English figuracioun <Latin figūrātiōn- (stem of figūrātiō ) “a shaping” (see figure) + -ion Words nearby figuration figural, figurant, figurante, figurate, figurate number, figuration, figurative, figurative language, figuratively, figure, figure and ground Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for figuration The Daily Pic: After years of figuration, the artist goes fearlessly abstract. Jim Dine Makes Some Glorious Messes\|Blake Gopnik\|March 29, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The figuration of the main hatch showed a small square, and there was a companion or hatch-cover abaft the mainmast. The Frozen Pirate\|W. Clark Russell I stared earnestly at the rocky slopes on either hand, but could not have sworn their figuration was changed. The Frozen Pirate\|W. Clark Russell Of trans-Alpine figuration after 1250 the less said the better. Art\|Clive Bell The process which we have just described is the dominant process in Egyptian figuration. A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)\|Georges Perrot British Dictionary definitions for figuration figuration / (ˌfɪɡəˈreɪʃən) / noun music the employment of characteristic patterns of notes, esp in variations on a theme decoration or florid ornamentation in general the act or an instance of representing figuratively, as by means of allegory or emblem a figurative or emblematic representation the act of decorating with a design Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to figuration symbolism, outline, form, contour
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figuration

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British Dictionary definitions for figuration

noun

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