figure (noun)
101flake figure — noun : a figure in lumber or veneer produced by sawing through the medullary rays …
102galenian figure — noun Usage: usually capitalized G Etymology: so called from the fact that it was reputedly added by Galen to the three figures formulated by Aristotle died 322 B.C. Greek philosopher : the fourth syllogistic figure in logic …
103karyokinetic figure — noun Etymology: karyokinetic International Scientific Vocabulary kary + kinetic biology : achromatic figure …
104lining figure — noun Etymology: lining (II) : an arabic numeral that aligns with the base of a type line or printed line called also modern figure …
105mitotic figure — noun : the spindle shaped figure presented (as by the chromosomes, asters) during mitosis …
106modern figure — noun : lining figure …
107percussion figure — noun : the figure formed by cracks started in a cleavage plate of a crystal by a blow from a dull pointed instrument …
108polarization figure — noun : interference figure …
109purkinje's figure — noun or purkinje figure Usage: usually capitalized P : any of the shadowy figures of the network of retinal vessels that may be made visible in one s own eye (as by light from a pinhole close to the eye) …
110ribbon figure — noun or ribbon grain or ribbon stripe 1. : roe II 2 2. : a banded figure fundamentally similar to roe but having the dark marks elongated to extend the length of the piece …