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I'm perplexed, though, by your application of the term 'negative' to my figural imagery.
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Meaning of "figural" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIGURAL

figural  [ˈfɪɡərəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIGURAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Figural is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FIGURAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Figure

Figure may refer to: ▪ A shape, drawing, or depiction ▪ Figure, wood appearance ▪ Figure, distinguished from musical motif ▪ Noise figure, in telecommunication ▪ Dance figure, an elementary dance pattern ▪ A person's figure, human physical appearance...

Definition of figural in the English dictionary

The definition of figural in the dictionary is composed of or relating to human or animal figures.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIGURAL


admiral
ˈædmərəl
agricultural
ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃərəl
architectural
ˌɑːkɪˈtektʃərəl
corporal
ˈkɔːpərəl
cultural
ˈkʌltʃərəl
doggerel
ˈdɒɡərəl
electoral
ɪˈlɛktərəl
federal
ˈfɛdərəl
funeral
ˈfjuːnərəl
general
ˈdʒɛnərəl
hoggerel
ˈhɒɡərəl
lateral
ˈlætərəl
liberal
ˈlɪbərəl
mineral
ˈmɪnərəl
minerals
ˈmɪnərəl
mural
ˈmjʊərəl
rural
ˈrʊərəl
spiral
ˈspaɪərəl
structural
ˈstrʌktʃərəl
temporal
ˈtɛmpərəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIGURAL

figurability
figurable
figurally
figurant
figurante
figurate
figurate number
figuration
figurative
figuratively
figurativeness
figure
figure eight
figure of eight
figure of fun
figure of merit
figure of speech
figure on
figure out
figure skater

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIGURAL

augural
aural
behavioural
cross-cultural
fulgural
horticultural
inaugural
intercultural
multicultural
natural
neural
pleural
plural
postinaugural
preinaugural
procedural
sociocultural
supernatural
ultrastructural
unnatural

Synonyms and antonyms of figural in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «figural» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIGURAL

Find out the translation of figural to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of figural from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «figural» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

人物形象
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

figural
570 millions of speakers

English

figural
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Figural
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مجازي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фигурная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

figural
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাংখি্যক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

figural
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Figural
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

figural-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

寓意的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구상적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Figural
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

figural
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

figural
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आभास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

biçimsel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

figurale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

figuralna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фігурна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

figural
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εικονιστική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

figure
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

figural
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

figural
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of figural

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIGURAL»

The term «figural» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.724 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIGURAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «figural» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «figural» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about figural

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QUOTES WITH «FIGURAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word figural.
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Brian Ferneyhough
I'm perplexed, though, by your application of the term 'negative' to my figural imagery.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIGURAL»

Discover the use of figural in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to figural and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The History of the Christmas Figural Light Bulb
This book records the history of the Christmas figural light bulb through a study of the construction of surviving examples of figurals and correlation with records and advertisements obtained from various archives.
Robert T. Iwamasa, Robert Iwamasa, Patrick J. Fay, 2006
2
On Perceived Motion and Figural Organization
Two seminal articles by a founder of the Gestalt school of psychology, newly translated and accompanied by essays that connect his work to current research.
Max Wertheimer, Lothar Spillmann, Viktor Sarris, 2012
3
Figural Realism: Studies in the Mimesis Effect
In Figural Realism, White collects eight interrelated essays primarily concerned with the treatment of history in recent literary critical discourse.
Hayden White, 2000
4
Reading the Figural, Or, Philosophy After the New Media
DIVTheorizes the concept of the figural as a way to get beyond the long held aesthetic distinction between plastic and linguistic arts, a distinction that will not work for film and new media./div "Rodowick shows us that the labor of theory ...
D. N. Rodowick, 2001
5
The Figural Jew: Politics and Identity in Postwar French Thought
By chronicling this evolution in thinking, Hammerschlag ultimately reveals how the figural Jew can function as a critical mechanism that exposes the political dangers of mythic allegiance, whether couched in universalizing or ...
Sarah Hammerschlag, 2010
6
Rhetoric and Theology: Figural Reading of John 9
Biographical note: William M. Wright IV, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
William M. Wright, 2009
7
Christian Figural Reading and the Fashioning of Identity
This book makes an illuminating contribution to one of Christianity's central problems: the understanding and interpretation of scripture, and more specifically, the relationship between the Old Testament and the New.
David Dawson, 2001
8
Hellenistic Architectural Sculpture: Figural Motifs in ...
Webb examines the full range of figural embellishment - from simple to complex, on large monuments as well as on obscure ones, and in major population centres as well as smaller cities, sanctuaries and isolated areas throughout the region.
Pamela A. Webb, 1996
9
Byzantine Figural Processional Crosses
Scarcely any object was as ubiquitous in Byzantine culture as the cross.
John A. Cotsonis, 1994
10
Figural Conquistadors: Rewriting the New World's Discovery ...
In a series of readings of novels by Antonio Elio Brailovsky, Abel Posse, Eugenio Aguirre, Armando Ayala Anguiano, Herminio Martinez, Augusto Roa Bastos, and Napoleon Baccino Ponce de Leon, Mark Hernandez explores the fundamental role of ...
Mark A. Hernández, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIGURAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term figural is used in the context of the following news items.
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Two artists together, different perspectives
Their recent still life and figural paintings and drawings are on show at Earls Court Gallery on Ottawa Street North. Both artists work in a lifelike ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
2
Hull Pottery show and sale opens this week
From the 1940s through the 1960s, a plant or flower bouquet delivered from a florist was often contained in a Hull pot or figural planter. In June ... «Logan Daily News, Jul 15»
3
CBRE TO MARKET ICONIC MIAMI HOTEL PROPERTY
... architecturally stunning structure, with its concave figural arch beautifully representing the gateway to Latin America. The Miami-based CBRE ... «Miami's Community Newspapers, Jul 15»
4
Lark Mason Associates Rings Up High Figures at Recent Online …
Another Russian objet d'art, a Silvered Figural Commemorative Award dated 1856 and marked Vaillant, went for nearly $50,000 after the ... «ArtfixDaily, Jul 15»
5
Rare Chinese Ming Dynasty porcelain vase sells for $6500 at Ahlers …
A pair of figural blackamoor polychrome painted plaster stands (or side tables), made sometime in the 20th century by the American artist ... «News-Antique.com, Jul 15»
6
Pieces of Me Explores a Mix of Periods From Amenechi
For example, highly stylised, 'Yoruba Women' - a figural of four ladies - comes bold in excavating the complete dress-sense of women from ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
7
Restoration continues at Kinnelon chapel
Carroll noted that many of the figural elements in the original windows were extrapolated from an Albrecht Durer engraving that was completed ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
8
FVAC group exhibition features artists in residence
... expressive and intuitive response to the landscape, figural and architectural elements. The sculptures of Ben Dworski-Riggs of Farmington, ... «West Hartford News, Jul 15»
9
'Clobbered' porcelains still have plenty of value
There is little interest in figural whiskey decanters from the 1960s and '70s today. They are offered in online shops for about $20 but rarely sell. «HeraldNet, Jul 15»
10
Ford Motors
He is unmatched as a stylist, a Colossus with one foot in Griffith and the other in Murnau, with a penchant for powerful figural groupings which ... «Artforum, Jul 15»

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