'Figural numbers' definitions:
Definition of 'Figural numbers'
From: GCIDE
- Figural \Fig"ur*al\, a. [From Figure.]
- 1. Represented by figure or delineation; consisting of figures; as, figural ornaments. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mus.) Figurate. See Figurate. [1913 Webster]
- Figural numbers. See Figurate numbers, under Figurate. [1913 Webster]