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figure eight

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. figure eight, figure of eightnoun

    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

  2. figure eightnoun

    a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice

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  1. figure eightnoun

    The shape consisting of two circles or ovals joined together at one point, resembling the numeral 8.

  2. figure eightverb

    To engage in mutual masturbation (meaning 2).

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  1. figure eight

    A figure eight refers to a shape or path resembling the numeral '8' in form or path, particularly in the movement of a person or object that goes in one circular direction and then in another circular direction, mimicking the pattern of the number 8. It's commonly used in various context such as in sports, mechanics, mathematics and many others. In knot theory, a branch of mathematics, it is a specific type of knot with a loop on either side.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of figure eight in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of figure eight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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