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1 figure of speech
(one of several devices (eg metaphor, simile) for using words not with their ordinary meanings but to make a striking effect.) σχήμα λόγου -
2 Figure
v. intrans.——————subs.Shape: P. and V. σχῆμα, τό, εἶδος, τό, ἰδέα, ἡ, μορφή, ἡ (Plat.), V. μόρφωμα, τό.Appearance: P. and V. ὄψις, ἡ.Moulded figure: Ar. and P. πλάσμα, τό.Number: P. and V. ἄριθμος, ὁ.The figure one: P. μονάς, ἡ.The figure two: P. δυάς, ἡ.Figure in geometry: P. διάγραμμα, τό.A square figure: P. χωρίον τετράγωνον.Figure of speech: Ar. and P. εἰκών, ἡ.To use a figure of speech: P. ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν, V. ὡς εἰπεῖν ἔπος.Figures in dancing: P. and V. σχήματα, τά (Eur., Cycl. 221).Perform figures: P. σχήματα σχηματίζειν (Plat.), or Ar. σχηματίζειν alone ( Pax, 324).Figures in relief on shields, etc.: V. τυποί, οἱ (Eur., Phoen. 1130).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Figure
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3 figure
['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) μορφή,κορμί2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) σχήμα3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) ψηφίο4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) (σχε)διάγραμμα2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) εμφανίζομαι2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) υπολογίζω•- figuratively
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1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) αρχείο, καταγραφή, εγγραφή, πρακτικό2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) δίσκος3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) ρεκόρ, ανώτατη επίδοση4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) μητρώο, ιστορικό, παρελθόν2. [rə'ko:d] verb1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) καταγράφω2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) ηχογραφώ, (εγ)γράφω3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) καταγράφω4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) καταγράφω•- recorder- recording
- record-player
- in record time
- off the record
- on record
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