figuur

Definitions of figuur
  1. noun
    a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
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    boegbeeld, schegbeeld
    figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
    figuurtje, poppetje
    a small carved or molded figure
    marionet, poesjenel
    a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
    sneeuwman, sneeuwpop
    a figure of a person made of packed snow
    buste, ledenpop, leeman, paspop
    a life-size dummy used to display clothes
  2. noun
    a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
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    Vrijheidsbeeld
    a large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty Island in New York Bay
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    beeldhouwkunst, beeldhouwwerk, glyptiek, plastiek, sculptuur, snijwerk
    a three-dimensional work of plastic art
    polygoon, veelhoek
    a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
    kegelsnede
    (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone
    rechthoek
    a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation
    cirkelsector, kwadrant, sector
    a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle
    ster, sterretje
    a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
    paraboloïde
    a surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis
    ellipsoïde
    a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles
    boom, boomdiagram, boomstructuur
    a figure that branches from a single root
    facet, kerkraam
    a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)
    bout
    a part of a forked or branching shape
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    vorm
    the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
  3. noun
    the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
    synonyms: homo sapiens, mens, mensenkind, persoon, sterveling, ziel
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    eenling, enkeling, individu, mens, particulier, persoon, zelfstandige
    a human being
  4. noun
    a human being
    synonyms: eenling, enkeling, individu, mens, particulier, persoon, zelfstandige
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    organisme
    a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
    bewerker, oorzaak, veroorzaker
    any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
  5. noun
    an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
    synonyms: fictie, fictionaliteit, personage, persoon, romanfiguur, romanpersonage
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    pierrot
    a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face
    hoofdpersoon
    the principal character in a work of fiction
  6. noun
    a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
    synonyms: dansfiguur
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    manoeuvre, speelwijze
    a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
  7. noun
    one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
    synonyms: cijfer
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    niets, nul, nulteken
    a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
    ace, eenpersoonskamer, grondeenheid, module, single
    the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
    dobbelspel, twee
    the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
    Drievuldigheid, drie, terzet, triade, trio
    the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
    vier, viertal
    the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
    V, kwint, quintool, vijf, vijfje, vijfkaart, vijfling
    the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
    sextool, zes, zesling, zestal
    the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
    zevental
    the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
    negen, negental
    the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
    distichon, koppel, paar, twee, tweekamp, tweetal, wijdte
    two items of the same kind
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