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figuration

[ fig-yuh-rey-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the act of shaping into a particular figure.
the resulting figure or shape:
emblematic figurations of the sun and the moon.
the act of representing figuratively.
a figurative representation:
allegorical figurations.
the act of marking or adorning with a design.
Music.
1. the employment of passing notes or other embellishments.
2. the figuring of a bass part.

figuration

/ ˌfɪɡəˈreɪʃən /

music
1. the employment of characteristic patterns of notes, esp in variations on a theme
2. decoration or florid ornamentation in general
the act or an instance of representing figuratively, as by means of allegory or emblem
a figurative or emblematic representation
the act of decorating with a design

1400–50; late Middle English figuracioun < Latin figūrātiōn- (stem of figūrātiō ) “a shaping” ( figure ( def ) ) + -ion

The Daily Pic: After years of figuration, the artist goes fearlessly abstract.

About this central figuration extends infinitely a supporting background in a vague whole, undefined and undiscriminated.

The process which we have just described is the dominant process in Egyptian figuration.

Over a rolling figuration is a melody first for horn, then oboe, the Meditation motive.

The figuration of the main hatch showed a small square, and there was a companion or hatch-cover abaft the mainmast.

I stared earnestly at the rocky slopes on either hand, but could not have sworn their figuration was changed.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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