figuration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of giving figure or determinate form.
  2. Form, outline or boundaries.
  3. Ornamentation or decoration, especially by the addition of figures.
  4. Mixture of concords and discords.
  5. Representation through visual forms.
  6. A structure through which people are joined, or the process of constructing such structures.

Pronunciation

fĭg'-yə-rāʹ-shən fĭg'-ə-rāʹ-shən /ˌfɪɡ.jəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌfɪɡ.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

Word forms

figuration figurations

Etymology

Late Middle English figuracion, from Middle French figuration, from Latin figūrō (“to form”). Equivalent to figurate + -ion.

Derived words

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