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Meaning of "figurate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FIGURATE

From Latin figūrāre to shape.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FIGURATE

figurate  [ˈfɪɡjʊrɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIGURATE

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

WHAT DOES FIGURATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Figurate number

The term figurate number is used by different writers for members of different sets of numbers, generalizing from triangular numbers to different shapes and different dimensions. The term can mean ▪ polygonal number ▪ a number represented as a discrete r-dimensional regular geometric pattern of r-dimensional balls such as a polygonal number or a polyhedral number. ▪ a member of the subset of the sets above containing only triangular numbers, pyramidal numbers, and their analogs in other dimensions.

Definition of figurate in the English dictionary

The definition of figurate in the dictionary is exhibiting or produced by figuration; florid or decorative. Other definition of figurate is having a definite or particular shape or figure.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIGURATE


accurate
ˈækjərɪt
barbiturate
bɑːˈbɪtjʊrɪt
brit
brɪt
britt
brɪt
configurate
kənˈfɪɡjʊrɪt
corporate
ˈkɔːpərɪt
deliberate
dɪˈlɪbərɪt
desperate
ˈdɛspərɪt
elaborate
ɪˈlæbərɪt
emirate
ɛˈmɪərɪt
favourite
ˈfeɪvərɪt
inaccurate
ɪnˈækjʊrɪt
interpret
ɪnˈtɜːprɪt
merit
ˈmɛrɪt
moderate
ˈmɒdərɪt
obdurate
ˈɒbdjʊrɪt
pirate
ˈpaɪrɪt
portrait
ˈpɔːtrɪt
secret
ˈsiːkrɪt
spirit
ˈspɪrɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIGURATE

figurability
figurable
figural
figurally
figurant
figurante
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 FIGURATE

acculturate
at any rate
aurate
commensurate
curate
cyanurate
depurate
inaugurate
incommensurate
indurate
maturate
micturate
obturate
oversaturate
saturate
sulfurate
sulphurate
supersaturate
suppurate
triturate
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Synonyms and antonyms of figurate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «figurate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIGURATE

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

Translator English - Chinese

figurate
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

figurado
570 millions of speakers

English

figurate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

figurate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تشكيلية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фигурные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

figurado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

figurate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

figuré
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Figurate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

figurierten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

figurate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

figurate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Figurate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

figurate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வடிவ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भोपळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

biçimli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

figurato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

figurate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фігурні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

figurate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εικονιστικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

figurate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

figurate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

figurate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of figurate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIGURATE»

The term «figurate» is regularly used and occupies the 95.183 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIGURATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «figurate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «figurate» 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 figurate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIGURATE»

Discover the use of figurate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to figurate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Figurate Numbers
The main purpose of this book is to provide a thorough and complete presentation of the theory of figurate numbers, giving much of their properties, facts and theorems with full proofs.
Elena Deza, M. Deza, 2012
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Articles on Figurate Numbers, Including: Triangular Number, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel ...
The distinction means that the latter employs the coefficients of the binominal expansion (which are all figurate numbers,) as explicit multipliers, hich the former does not. All the methods which employ figurate numbers, differ from Vieta's ...
Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey, 1846
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Thieme Clinical Companions Dermatology
76.77 Figurate Erythemas ». Definition: The figurate erythemas are a group of totally unrelated disorders, having in common only the tendency to form annular or polycyclic lesions (p. 711 ). □ Note: The most common figurate diseases are ...
Wolfram Sterry, Ralf Paus, 2011
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Descartes on Polyhedra: A Study of the "De Solidorum Elementis"
The figurate numbers of the Greeks go back to the time of Pythagoras and are frequently referred to by Greek authors. The natural way to represent numbers was by a set of units, shown by dots in sand or by pebbles, and these were arranged ...
P. J. Federico, 1982
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Figurate Numbers: Polygonal Number, Polite Number, Centered ...
Excerpt: In mathematics, a polygonal number is a number represented as dots or pebbles arranged in the shape of a regular polygon. The dots were thought of as alphas (units). These are one type of 2-dimensional figurate numbers.
Books, LLC, Source: Wikipedia, 2010
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Higher Algebra for Colleges and Secondary Schools
Series of numbers formed in this way are called figurate numbers of the first, second, third, ... orders. 138. It is evident that the figurate numbers of the first order are the coefficients of successive powers of x in the expansion of (1 —x)-1. Now ...
Charles Davison, 1927
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Autoimmune Diseases of the Skin: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, ...
3) is a “classic” SP which formally belongs to the group of figurate erythemas. Its hallmark are thus polycyclic macular and urticarial lesions which enlarge ( migrate) and may display scaling on their inner slopes. It is not the morphology of the ...
Michael Hertl, 2011
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A Compendium of Practical Music in Five Parts: Teaching, by ...
Teaching, by a New and Easie Method, 1. The Rudiments of Song. 2. The Principles of Composition. 3. The Use of Discords. 4. The Form of Figurate Descant. 5. The Contrivance of Canon Christopher Simpson. 1IO v'; ... . A %. / ' ' .
Christopher Simpson, 1667
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The Theoretic Arithmetic of the Pythagoreans
On the figurate numbers that are produced from figurate numbers; and that the triangular number is the principle of all the rest. — A speculation pertaining to the description of figurate numbers. PLANE numbers thus subsisting, let us in the next ...
Thomas Taylor, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIGURATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term figurate is used in the context of the following news items.
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N.C. rep's staffer: Voting against anti-LGBT magistrate bill would …
Hardy said he knows Kitts was likely making a figurate reference. But he is frustrated that an elected official or his office would be so open about ... «QNotes, Jun 15»
2
Roadburn 2015, expediție în canionul-paradis
În cadrul expoziției Brilliant Shadows: Selected Works of Arik Roper am descoperit frumoasele portrete figurate de Arik Roper care au apărut ... «Metalfan.ro, Apr 15»
3
Monreale: i racconti dei viaggiatori e la litografia di MC Escher
... gli abiti e pieno d'incoerenza e d'anacronismi nelle figurate storie del Vecchio e del Nuovo Testamento. Eranvi molte prosopopee bizzarre … «Filodiretto Monreale Notizie, Mar 15»
4
Review: Randall Theatre's 'Secret Garden' still enchanting
... played by Matthew Figurate) Mary begins gaining confidence and venturing from the big old mansion (think "Jane Eyre") onto the moor (think ... «Mail Tribune, Nov 14»
5
Rare Book Collector Spotlight: Moshe Prigan - Tips for Collecting …
I found Storia Figurate delle Invenzioni (1961) – Eco's first collaborative book - in Switzerland and I tracked down another Eco pamphlet in the Netherlands. «ILAB, May 14»
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What is Mathematics?
With origins in the construction of shape, number theory looks at figurate numbers, the characterization of numbers, and theorems. Math and ... «LiveScience.com, Aug 13»
7
RIVERSIDE: King High presents four one act plays
“One Lane Bridge†directed by student Afrika Shariff features Nicole Peurifoy as Samantha and Bailey Figurate as Eli and their earnest ... «Press-Enterprise, May 13»
8
What Would Mel Brooks Do?
... contemporary Hispanic carvings and straw applique from New Mexico, figurate ceramics, and perhaps most popular of all, the crazy teapots. «Huffington Post, Mar 13»
9
Portraits of Motorists Stranded by the Side of the Road
In this series the car serves as both figurate symbol of American destiny and a literal representation of the personal breakdowns on the road to ... «PetaPixel, Jan 13»
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Gabriela canta en la final de la academia 10
Figurate que estaba Gabriela platicando con uno de los ejecutivos al final del concierto de la final y llega Preciado, lo saluda al ejecutivo y a ... «YouTube, Dec 12»

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