What does figural mean?
Definitions for figural
ˈfɪg yər əlfig·u·ral
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Princeton's WordNet
figural, figurativeadjective
consisting of or forming human or animal figures
"a figural design"; "the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read
Wiktionary
figuraladjective
Representing by means of a figure; emblematic.
figuraladjective
Figurative, not literal.
figuraladjective
Of numbers, describing a geometrical figure.
figuraladjective
Pertaining to a figure, shape.
figuraladjective
Pertaining to (human) figures.
figuraladjective
Figurate.
Etymology: From figural, from late *, from figura.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Figuraladjective
Etymology: from figure.
Incongruities have been committed by geographers in the figural resemblances of several regions. Thomas Browne, Vulg. Err.
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figural
Figural refers to something represented in a form or figure, typically in a nonabstract or literal sense. This term is commonly used in art, literature, and music to describe representation related to figures or forms, often depicting human or animal shapes.
Webster Dictionary
Figuraladjective
represented by figure or delineation; consisting of figures; as, figural ornaments
Figuraladjective
figurate. See Figurate
Etymology: [From Figure.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of figural in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of figural in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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