figuration

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of giving figure or determinate form.
2. (countable, uncountable) Form, outline or boundaries.
3. (countable, uncountable) Ornamentation or decoration, especially by the addition of figures.
4. (countable, uncountable) Mixture of concords and discords.
5. (countable, uncountable) Representation through visual forms.
6. (countable, uncountable) A structure through which people are joined, or the process of constructing such structures.

Synonymes

configuration

formation

figure

bulk

construction

🚧

contour

form

formed

forming

frame

magnitude

mass

outline

shaping

size

sketch

statue

symbol

rosemaling

accretion

digital format

allegory

antitype

Traductions

figurazione

şekil

figuració

tasvir

temsil

σχηματισμός

التشكيل

vorm

figuración

şekillerle süsleme

şekle sokma

omtrek

contorn

silueta

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌfɪɡ.jə.ˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: figuracion

In summary

Late Middle English figuracion, from Middle French figuration, from Latin figūrō (“to form”). Equivalent to figurate + -ion.