figurate

/ ˈfɪɡjʊrɪt /

adjective

1. music exhibiting or produced by figuration; florid or decorative
2. having a definite or particular shape or figure

Derived Forms

• ˈfigurately, adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of figurate¹

C15: from Latin figūrāre to shape

Example Sentences

The number of a rationall figure, is called a Figurate number: And the numbers of which it is made, the Sides of the figurate.

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