FIGURATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Decorating with a design

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("figuration" is a kind of...):

decoration (the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive))

Meaning:

Representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("figuration" is a kind of...):

representation (an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "figuration"):

symbolising; symbolizing (the act of representing something with a symbol)

Derivation:

figure (imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind)