figure eight
noun
: something resembling the Arabic numeral eight in form or shape: such as
a
: a small knot see knot illustration
b
: an embroidery stitch
c
: a dance pattern
d
: a skater's figure
called also figure-of-eight
Examples of figure eight in a Sentence
The skater traced a figure eight on the ice.
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Neptune may have the most pleasingly shaped analemma of them all: its tilt is 28 degrees, but its orbital eccentricity is very slight, so its analemma is a nearly symmetric figure eight.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 5 June 2025
Combined with Earth’s tilt, this throws off the figure eight’s north-south symmetry.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 5 June 2025
Picture the top, bottom and middle of a figure eight in your mind.
—Amanda Loudin, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Run the figure eight, aiming to improve your reaction time on turns and curves.
—Amanda Loudin, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 5 June 2025
Combined with Earth’s tilt, this throws off the figure eight’s north-south symmetry.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 5 June 2025
Picture the top, bottom and middle of a figure eight in your mind.
—Amanda Loudin, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Run the figure eight, aiming to improve your reaction time on turns and curves.
—Amanda Loudin, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Figure eight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20eight. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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