A jointed model of the human body used by artists, or to display clothes. / An unimportant person; a character (especially in fiction) lacking individuality.

simple past tense and past participle of figure out

Snow sculpted into a human figure, a snowman or snowwoman.

(architecture) a statue with a head or bust carved out of the top of a square tapering pillar, originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome. / Terminus, the Roman god of boundaries.

plural of figure dash

(climbing) A technical climbing technique used in ice climbing to gain a respite and lessen slack and distance from the undersurface/ceiling which one is climbing underneath, which appears like a number "9" in shape, with one arm anchoring the climber to the surface while hanging upside-down, and one leg wrapped around that arm, forming a figurative "9" in shape.

plural of figure axis

The symmetrical axis of a body. In the case of the Earth, it differs from the rotational axis by a few meters, and so is a partial cause of the Earth's wobble.

A pattern that emerges as the result of vibration when flour, sand, etc. is scattered on a rigid surface and a violin bow is run along it.

(painting) A drawing usually half life-size, in crayon or pencil, after a nude model.