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Noun: figure eight  fi-g(y)ur eyt
  1. A two-dimensional figure having the shape of the number eight
    - figure 8, figure of eight [Brit]
     
  2. A knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose
    - figure of eight [Brit]
     
  3. A skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice

Derived forms: figure eights

Type of: figure, knot, plane figure, two-dimensional figure

Encyclopedia: Figure eight