figure eight
noun
: something resembling the Arabic numeral eight in form or shape: such as
a
: a small knot see knot illustration
b
: an embroidery stitch
c
: a dance pattern
d
: a skater's figure
called also figure-of-eight
Examples of figure eight in a Sentence
The skater traced a figure eight on the ice.
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One experiment involved placing the container on a rotating wheel in the shape of a figure eight and tracking the material with a high-speed camera, using an image processing algorithm to analyze the footage.
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Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024
The Maker’s Temple is a figure eight, symbolizing eternity, in which sand represents death and water life.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 20 July 2024
The padding is injected in a figure eight pattern — like an infinity symbol — to mimic the natural movement of a woman’s chest, and hollow-core foam, offering adaptable support that follows the movement of the female body.
—Natalie Gil, refinery29.com, 30 Apr. 2024
The center of the Milky Way is barely noticeable to the right of center in the map, just below a small blob that resembles a sideways figure eight.
—Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
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Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024
The Maker’s Temple is a figure eight, symbolizing eternity, in which sand represents death and water life.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 20 July 2024
The padding is injected in a figure eight pattern — like an infinity symbol — to mimic the natural movement of a woman’s chest, and hollow-core foam, offering adaptable support that follows the movement of the female body.
—Natalie Gil, refinery29.com, 30 Apr. 2024
The center of the Milky Way is barely noticeable to the right of center in the map, just below a small blob that resembles a sideways figure eight.
—Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Figure eight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20eight. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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