figuration

fig·u·ra·tion  (fgy-rshn)

n.

1. The act of forming something into a particular shape.

2. A shape, form, or outline.

3. The act of representing with figures.

4. A figurative representation.

5. Music

a. Ornamentation of a passage by embellishing and often repeating figures.

b. The pattern made by such embellishment or repetition.

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figuration [ˌfɪgəˈreɪʃən]

n

1. (Music / Classical Music) Music

a.  the employment of characteristic patterns of notes, esp in variations on a theme

b.  decoration or florid ornamentation in general

2. (Literature / Rhetoric) the act or an instance of representing figuratively, as by means of allegory or emblem

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a figurative or emblematic representation

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) the act of decorating with a design

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	figuration - representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory representation - an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent symbolising, symbolizing - the act of representing something with a symbol
	2.	figuration - decorating with a design decoration - the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)