figure eight

1. 1.

   a two-dimensionsal figure having the shape of the number eight

   Synonymsfigure 8figure of eight

   Broaderplane figure

   United Kingdom

2. 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

   Synonymsfigure of eight

   Broaderknot
3. 3.

   a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice

   Broaderfigure

Questions about figure eight

What does figure eight mean?

figure eight means "a two-dimensionsal figure having the shape of the number eight". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for figure eight?

Close synonyms include figure 8, figure of eight, figure of eight. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is figure eight a common word?

figure eight is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.