figuration

[ fig-yuh-rey-shuhn ]

/ ˌfɪg yəˈreɪ ʃən /

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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.

the employment of passing notes or other embellishments.
the figuring of a bass part.

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Origin of figuration

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

Words nearby figuration

figural, figurant, figurante, figurate, figurate number, figuration, figurative, figurative language, figuratively, figure, figure and ground

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How to use figuration in a sentence

Decoded neurofeedback in this novel is really a kind of figuration, a metaphor for storytelling.
Richard Powers on His Latest Book, Bewilderment—And Why Children Are the Ones to Call Out Climate Change Evasion|Elijah Wolfson|September 23, 2021|Time
The Daily Pic: After years of figuration, the artist goes fearlessly abstract.
Jim Dine Makes Some Glorious Messes|Blake Gopnik|March 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
About this central figuration extends infinitely a supporting background in a vague whole, undefined and undiscriminated.
Human Nature and Conduct|John Dewey
The process which we have just described is the dominant process in Egyptian figuration.
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)|Georges Perrot

Over a rolling figuration is a melody first for horn, then oboe, the Meditation motive.
Franz Liszt|James Huneker
The figuration of the main hatch showed a small square, and there was a companion or hatch-cover abaft the mainmast.
The Frozen Pirate|W. Clark Russell
I stared earnestly at the rocky slopes on either hand, but could not have sworn their figuration was changed.
The Frozen Pirate|W. Clark Russell

British Dictionary definitions for figuration

figuration

/ (ˌfɪɡəˈreɪʃən) /

noun

music

the employment of characteristic patterns of notes, esp in variations on a theme
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

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figuration

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