FIGURABILITY
Fig`ur*a*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. figurabilité.]
Defn: The quality of being figurable. Johnson.
FIGURABLE Fig`ur*a*ble, a. Etym: [L. figurare to form, shape, fr. figura figure: cf. F. figurable. See Figure.]
Defn: Capable of being brought to a fixed form or shape.
Lead is figurable, but water is not. Johnson.
FIGURAL
Fig"ur*al, a. Etym: [From Figure.]
1. Represented by figure or delineation; consisting of figures; as, figural ornaments. Sir T. Browne.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: Figurate. See Figurate. Figural numbers. See Figurate numbers, under Figurate.
FIGURANT Fig"u*rant` ( or ), n. masc. Etym: [F., prop. p.pr. of figurer figure, represent, make a figure.]
Defn: One who dances at the opera, not singly, but in groups or figures; an accessory character on the stage, who figures in its scenes, but has nothing to say; hence, one who figures in any scene, without taking a prominent part.