Definitions for figure of eight
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fig′ure of eight′(n.)
Ref: figure eight.
a knot resembling the figure 8.
Category: Navy
Origin of figure of eight:
1595–1605
Princeton's WordNet
figure eight, figure of eight(noun)
a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose
Translations for figure of eight
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
figure of eight(adjective)
a pattern etc in the shape of the figure 8
The skater did a figure of eight.
- figuur van agtAfrikaans
- شَكل 8Arabic
- осморкаBulgarian
- oitoPortuguese (BR)
- osmičkaCzech
- die AchterformGerman
- ottetalDanish
- το σχήμα του οκτώGreek
- ochoSpanish
- kaheksaEstonian
- هشت مانند؛ هشتیFarsi
- kahdeksikkoFinnish
- huitFrench
- בְּצוּרָת שְׁמוֹנֶהHebrew
- आठवां आकारHindi
- osmicaCroatian
- nyolcasHungarian
- bentuk angka delapanIndonesian
- áttaIcelandic
- ottoItalian
- ８字形Japanese
- 8자형Korean
- aštuoniukėLithuanian
- astoņnieksLatvian
- bentuk angka lapanMalay
- achtDutch
- åttetallNorwegian
- ósemkaPolish
- هشت مانند؛ هشتیPersian
- اته لکهPashto
- oitoPortuguese
- optRomanian
- фигура в виде восьмёркиRussian
- osmičkaSlovak
- osmicaSlovenian
- figura osmiceSerbian
- åttaSwedish
- รูปเลข 8Thai
- sekiz biçimiTurkish
- 阿拉伯數字「8」的形狀Chinese (Trad.)
- вісімкаUkrainian
- آٹھ کی شکل کا کوئی نقشہUrdu
- hình số támVietnamese
- 八字形（阿拉伯数字 8的形状）Chinese (Simp.)
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