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figural

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1. figural - Adjective

2. figural - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Represented by figure or delineation; consisting of figures; as, figural ornaments.

Figurate. See Figurate.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I'm perplexed, though, by your application of the term 'negative' to my figural imagery. Brian Ferneyhough

a figural design Source: Internet

the figurative art of the humanistic tradition Source: Internet

At times, the figural depictions are hierarchical, especially in scenes with representations of Alfonso, where the king is seated on a raised throne while dictating to scribes or meting out punishments to gamblers. Source: Internet

Character-naming in Don Quixote makes ample figural use of contradiction, inversion, and irony, such as the names Rocinante rocinante: deriv. of rocín, work horse; colloq., brusque labourer; rough, unkempt man. Source: Internet

A bronze and marble 19th century French neoclassical figural group, large, with an overall height of 36 inches, depicts a courting couple standing near a plant stand, on an ormolu bronze mounted rouge marble base. Source: Internet

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