figuration

[ fig-yuh-rey-shuh n ]

/ ˌfɪg yəˈreɪ ʃən /

the act of shaping into a particular figure.

the resulting figure or shape: emblematic figurations of the sun and the moon.

the act of representing figuratively.

a figurative representation: allegorical figurations.

the act of marking or adorning with a design.

Music.

Origin of figuration

1400–50; late Middle English figuracioun < Latin figūrātiōn- (stem of figūrātiō) “a shaping” (see figure) + -ion

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The figuration of the main hatch showed a small square, and there was a companion or hatch-cover abaft the mainmast.

The Frozen Pirate |W. Clark Russell
I stared earnestly at the rocky slopes on either hand, but could not have sworn their figuration was changed.

The Frozen Pirate |W. Clark Russell
Of trans-Alpine figuration after 1250 the less said the better.

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The process which we have just described is the dominant process in Egyptian figuration.

A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2) |Georges Perrot

figuration

/ (ˌfɪɡəˈreɪʃən) /

music

the employment of characteristic patterns of notes, esp in variations on a theme
decoration or florid ornamentation in general

the act or an instance of representing figuratively, as by means of allegory or emblem

a figurative or emblematic representation

the act of decorating with a design