stick figure
nounDefinition of stick figure
1 : a drawing showing the head of a human being or animal as a circle and all other parts as straight lines
2 : a fictional character lacking depth and believability
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This mixture of examples allowed the system to grasp the association between the radio signal and the stick figures of the people in the scene. — Saqib Shah, Fox News, "X-ray vision will soon give soldiers the ability to see through walls," 18 June 2018 Eventually, RF-Posed learned to produce a stick figure whenever its radio signals indicated the presence of a person. — Kate Baggaley /, NBC News, "Smart technology sees through walls to track and identify people," 8 July 2018 Those waves are then bounced back through the wall and into the device, where AI is able to transform a blob of signals into stick figures that illustrate body position and movement. — Liz Stinson, Curbed, "MIT just invented X-ray vision—sort of," 15 June 2018 The researchers then turn this into a stick figure that shows a person moving behind a wall in great detail. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "Forget X-Ray Vision. You Can See Through Walls With Radio," 12 June 2018 With categories ranging from grade school children to adults and teens, the event showcased a range of artistic talents from stick figure doodles to re-creations of famous paintings. — Gianna Annunzio, chicagotribune.com, "Artistic flair: Eisenhower library's chalk art contest attracts participants of all ages," 8 June 2018 The visual material is culled from comic strips, street demonstrations, Cuban movie posters and filmed be-ins; the technique encompasses collages, stick figure animations, shadow plays and kaleidoscopic special effects. — New York Times, "In ‘The Color of Pomegranates,’ the Cinema of the Cryptic," 24 May 2018 After establishing a following on Instagram, Roehrs has collected her drawings of stick figures dressed up in gowns made of pouffed persimmons and lacy kale in a book from Italian publisher Rizzoli (96 pages; $24.95). — Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, "Style Radar: Farm-focused fashion, pooch pins and Rodarte," 15 Feb. 2018 But no—these tights were apparently made for a cartoon stick figure with lines instead of limbs. — Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire, "Yes, I Actually Bought Those Sketchy No-Rip Tights You Keep Seeing on Instagram," 1 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stick figure.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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