Crossword clues for figuration
figuration
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Figuration \Fig`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. figuratio.]
The act of giving figure or determinate form; determination to a certain form.
--Bacon.(Mus.) Mixture of concords and discords.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of giving figure or determinate form; determination to a certain form. 2 Mixture of concords and discords.
WordNet
n. representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory
decorating with a design
Wikipedia
Figuration may refer to:
- In classical music, the use of repetitive patterns: Figure (music)
- Figurative art, artwork that is derived from real object sources
Usage examples of "figuration".
Of the other two, one was ideogrammatic, the figuration of ideas, and the other alphabetic, the representation of spoken sounds.
In the second strophe the soprano voice takes the melody, which is supported by rare harmonies and a lovely figuration in the alto.
Of the other two, one was ideogrammatic, the figuration of ideas, and the other alphabetic, the representation of spoken sounds.
Music does not consist only in those purely intellectual oscillations and figurations which we have abstracted from it.