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Definition of FIGURAL

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Figurate Fig"ur*ate, a. [L. figuratus, p. p. of figurare. See Figure.] 1. Of a definite form or figure. Plants are all figurate and determinate, which inanimate bodies are not. --Bacon. 2. Figurative; metaphorical. [Obs.] --Bale. 3. (Mus.) Florid; figurative; involving passing discords by the freer melodic movement of one or more parts or voices in the harmony; as, figurate counterpoint or descant. Figurate counterpoint or descant (Mus.), that which is not simple, or in which the parts do not move together tone for tone, but in which freer movement of one or more parts mingles passing discords with the harmony; -- called also figural, figurative, and figured counterpoint or descant (although the term figured is more commonly applied to a bass with numerals written above or below to indicate the other notes of the harmony). Figurate numbers (Math.), numbers, or series of numbers, formed from any arithmetical progression in which the first term is a unit, and the difference a whole number, by taking the first term, and the sums of the first two, first three, first four, etc., as the successive terms of a new series, from which another may be formed in the same manner, and so on, the numbers in the resulting series being such that points representing them are capable of symmetrical arrangement in different geometrical figures, as triangles, squares, pentagons, etc. Note: In the following example, the two lower lines are composed of figurate numbers, those in the second line being triangular, and represented thus: -- . 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. . . . 1, 3, 6, 10, etc. . . . . . . . etc. 1, 4, 10, 20, etc . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figural
Figural Fig"ur*al, a. [From Figure.] 1. Represented by figure or delineation; consisting of figures; as, figural ornaments. --Sir T. Browne. 2. (Mus.) Figurate. See Figurate. Figural numbers. See Figurate numbers, under Figurate.

Meaning of FIGURAL from wikipedia

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- and Figural Representation in Islamic Art", Five Essays on Islamic Art, Occidental (CA), Solipsist, 1988. ISBN 0-944940-00-5 Aniconism and Figural Representation...
- variety of materials such as wood, nature stone, ceramic, gl****, or steel. A figural urn is a style of vase or larger container where the basic urn shape, of...
- figuration or figurations in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Figuration may refer to: In classical music, the use of repetitive patterns; see Figure...
- 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. Figure painting...
- Figure AI, Inc. is a United States-based robotics company specializing in the development of AI-powered humanoid robots. It was founded in 2022, by Brett...
- figurate number were discussed in the 16th and 17th centuries under the name "figural number". In historical works about Gr**** mathematics the preferred term...
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