impossible figure

noun

1. a picture of an object that at first sight looks three-dimensional but cannot be a two-dimensional projection of a real three-dimensional object, for example a picture of a staircase that re-enters itself while appearing to ascend continuously Also calledEscher figure

Example Sentences

The owner of the house had notified them of a raise in rent for the coming year to an absolutely impossible figure.

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Application of this factor gives 5,000 for the Kings River, a high but not impossible figure.

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To add to his griefs, the supply of food in the island became scarce and prices ran up to an impossible figure.

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Like the old drama centering upon the impossible figure of the hero, with a gesticulating crowd in the background.

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