n.
Pronunciation: ˌ fi-g(y) ə - ' r ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 : FORM , OUTLINE
2 : the act or process of creating or providing a figure
3 : an act or instance of representation in figures and shapes <cubism was explained as a synthesis of colored figuration s of objects ― Janet Flanner>
4 : ornamentation of a musical passage by using decorative and usually repetitive figures