Figural numbers. See Figurate numbers, under Figurate.
Fig"u*rant` (? or ?), n. masc. [F., prop. p. pr. of figurer figure,
represent, make a figure.] 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.
Fig"u*rante` (? or ?), n. fem. [F.] A female figurant; esp., a ballet
girl.
Fig"ur*ate (?), a. [L. figuratus, p. p. of figurare. See Figure.] 1. Of
a definite form or figure.
Plants are all figurate and determinate, which inanimate bodies are
not.
Bacon.