Meaning

3 senses

  1. The shape consisting of two circles or ovals joined together at one point, resembling the numeral 8.

  2. A maneuver in which one rides, skates, or otherwise traces a path that forms a figure eight.

  3. A species of puffer fish (Tetraodontidae).

More definitions
  • a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice
  • 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
  • a two-dimensional figure having the shape of the number eight

Examples

1 sentences

  1. This knot can replace the figure-eight knot when tying into a climbing harness.

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Forms

plural: figure eights

Synonyms

2 synonyms
figure of eight
Close in meaning
  • 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:figure of eight
  • a two-dimensional figure having the shape of the number eight:figure 8figure of eight

See also

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