What does figural mean?

Definitions for figural
ˈfɪg yər əlfig·u·ral

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. figural, figurativeadjective

    consisting of or forming human or animal figures

    "a figural design"; "the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read

Wiktionary

  1. figuraladjective

    Representing by means of a figure; emblematic.

  2. figuraladjective

    Figurative, not literal.

  3. figuraladjective

    Of numbers, describing a geometrical figure.

  4. figuraladjective

    Pertaining to a figure, shape.

  5. figuraladjective

    Pertaining to (human) figures.

  6. figuraladjective

    Figurate.

  7. Etymology: From figural, from late *, from figura.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Figuraladjective

    Etymology: from figure.

    Incongruities have been committed by geographers in the figural resemblances of several regions. Thomas Browne, Vulg. Err.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Figuraladjective

    represented by figure or delineation; consisting of figures; as, figural ornaments

  2. Figuraladjective

    figurate. See Figurate

  3. Etymology: [From Figure.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of figural in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of figural in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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