单词 | figuration |
释义 | figuration /fig'yeuh ray"sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of shaping into a particular figure. 2. the resulting figure or shape: emblematic figurations of the sun and the moon. 3. the act of representing figuratively. 4. a figurative representation: allegorical figurations. 5. the act of marking or adorning with a design. 6. Music. a. the employment of passing notes or other embellishments. b. the figuring of a bass part. [1400-50; late ME figuracioun < L figuration- (s. of figuratio) a shaping. See FIGURATE, -ION] |
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