Figure

Figure may refer to:

General

 * A shape, drawing, depiction, or geometric configuration
 * Figure (wood), wood appearance
 * Figure (music), distinguished from musical motif
 * Noise figure, in telecommunication
 * Dance figure, an elementary dance pattern
 * A person's figure, human physical appearance
 * Figure–ground (perception), the distinction between a visually perceived object and its surroundings

Arts

 * Figurine, a miniature statuette representation of a creature
 * Action figure, a posable jointed solid plastic character figurine
 * Figure painting, realistic representation, especially of the human form
 * Figure drawing
 * Model figure, a scale model of a creature

Writing

 * figure, in writing, a type of floating block (text, table, or graphic separate from the main text)
 * Figure of speech, also called a rhetorical figure
 * Christ figure, a type of character
 * in typesetting, text figures and lining figures

Accounting

 * Figure, a synonym for number
 * Significant figures in a decimal number

Science

 * Figure of the Earth, the size and shape of the Earth in geodesy

Sports

 * Figure (horse), a stallion who became the foundation sire of the Morgan horse breed
 * Figure skating
 * Compulsory figures
 * Figure competition, a form of physique competition for women, related to bodybuilding
 * Beyer Speed Figure, a statistic in Thoroughbred racing

People

 * Figure (musician), stage name of American electronic musician Josh Gard
 * Michael Figures (1947–1996), American politician
 * Thomas Figures (1944–2007), American attorney and judge
 * Vivian Davis Figures (born 1957), American politician