Table of Contents
32 relations: Action figure, Beyer Speed Figure, Christ figure, Compulsory figures, Configuration (geometry), Dance move, Depiction, Drawing, Figure (horse), Figure (music), Figure (musician), Figure (wood), Figure 8, Figure drawing, Figure of speech, Figure of the Earth, Figure painting, Figure skating, Figure–ground (perception), Figurine, Fitness and figure competition, Human physical appearance, Michael Figures, Model figure, Noise figure, Number, Page layout, Shape, Significant figures, Text figures, Thomas Figures, Vivian Davis Figures.
Action figure
An action figure is a poseable character model figure made most commonly of plastic, and often based upon characters from a film, comic book, military, video game or television program; fictional or historical.
Beyer Speed Figure
The Beyer Speed Figure is a system for rating the performance of Thoroughbred racehorses in North America designed in the early 1970s by Andrew Beyer, the syndicated horse racing columnist for The Washington Post.
See Figure and Beyer Speed Figure
Christ figure
A Christ figure, also known as a Christ-Image, is a literary technique that the author uses to draw allusions between their characters and the biblical Jesus.
Compulsory figures
Compulsory figures or school figures were formerly a segment of figure skating, and gave the sport its name.
See Figure and Compulsory figures
Configuration (geometry)
In mathematics, specifically projective geometry, a configuration in the plane consists of a finite set of points, and a finite arrangement of lines, such that each point is incident to the same number of lines and each line is incident to the same number of points.
See Figure and Configuration (geometry)
Dance move
Dance moves or dance steps (more complex dance moves are called dance patterns, dance figures, dance movements, or dance variations) are usually isolated, defined, and organized so that beginning dancers can learn and use them independently of each other.
Depiction
Depiction is reference conveyed through pictures.
Drawing
Drawing is a visual art that uses an instrument to mark paper or another two-dimensional surface.
Figure (horse)
Figure was a small bay stallion owned by Justin Morgan; he became the foundation sire of the Morgan horse breed.
Figure (music)
A musical figure or figuration is the shortest idea in music; a short succession of notes, often recurring.
Figure (musician)
Josh Gard, better known by his stage name Figure, is an American electronic music producer and DJ.
See Figure and Figure (musician)
Figure (wood)
In wood, figure refers to the appearance of wood, as seen on a longitudinal surface (side-grain).
Figure 8
Figure 8, figure of 8, figure eight, or Figure of Eight may refer to.
Figure drawing
A figure drawing is a drawing of the human form in any of its various shapes and postures, using any of the drawing media.
Figure of speech
A figure of speech or rhetorical figure is a word or phrase that intentionally deviates from straightforward language use or literal meaning to produce a rhetorical or intensified effect (emotionally, aesthetically, intellectually, etc.). In the distinction between literal and figurative language, figures of speech constitute the latter.
See Figure and Figure of speech
Figure of the Earth
In geodesy, the figure of the Earth is the size and shape used to model planet Earth.
See Figure and Figure of the Earth
Figure painting
A figure painting is a work of fine art in any of the painting media with the primary subject being the human figure, whether clothed or nude.
See Figure and Figure painting
Figure skating
Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice.
Figure–ground (perception)
Figure–ground organization is a type of perceptual grouping that is a vital necessity for recognizing objects through vision.
See Figure and Figure–ground (perception)
Figurine
A figurine (a diminutive form of the word figure) or statuette is a small, three-dimensional sculpture that represents a human, deity or animal, or, in practice, a pair or small group of them.
Fitness and figure competition
Fitness and figure competition is a class of physique-exhibition events mainly for women but also men.
See Figure and Fitness and figure competition
Human physical appearance
Human physical appearance is the outward phenotype or look of human beings.
See Figure and Human physical appearance
Michael Figures
Michael Anthony Figures (October 13, 1947 – September 13, 1996) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the Alabama Senate from the 33rd district from 1978 until his death in 1996.
See Figure and Michael Figures
Model figure
A model figure is a scale model representing a human, monster or other creature.
Noise figure
Noise figure (NF) and noise factor (F) are figures of merit that indicate degradation of the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) that is caused by components in a signal chain.
Number
A number is a mathematical object used to count, measure, and label.
Page layout
In graphic design, page layout is the arrangement of visual elements on a page.
Shape
A shape is a graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface.
See Figure and Shape
Significant figures
Significant figures, also referred to as significant digits or sig figs, are specific digits within a number written in positional notation that carry both reliability and necessity in conveying a particular quantity.
See Figure and Significant figures
Text figures
Text figures (also known as non-lining, lowercase, old style, ranging, hanging, medieval, billing, or antique figures or numerals) are numerals designed with varying heights in a fashion that resembles a typical line of running text, hence the name.
Thomas Figures
Thomas Henry Figures (August 6, 1944January 22, 2015) was an American attorney and judge.
Vivian Davis Figures
Vivian Davis Figures (born January 24, 1957) is an American politician who is a Democratic member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 33rd District in Mobile County since she was elected on January 28, 1997, to serve the remaining term of her late husband, Senator Michael Figures, who was the President pro tempore of the Alabama Senate.
See Figure and Vivian Davis Figures
References
Also known as Figural, Figure (disambiguation), Figures, Figurial.