figures

fig-ures · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Numbers, especially those used in financial or statistical contexts.

  2. 2.

    Representations of human or animal forms in art or sculpture.

  3. 3.

    Important or notable people.

  4. 4.

    Shapes or outlines, especially of a person's body.

Related words

See also: figure, numbers, statistics
Synonyms: forms, numbers, shapes, statistics

Etymology

Plural of figure, from Latin figura ("form, shape"), from fingere ("to form, shape").