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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

fig′ure eight′,

a figure or form composed of two loops formed by a continuous line crossing itself, as in the figure 8, esp. as traced on ice in figure skating. Also called figure of eight.

1595–1605

'figure eight' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

analemma - figure of eight - form - school figure - spica - stellarator

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