English → Latin
“figuration” in Latin
figūrātiōforming, fashioning; shape, form, figure; imagination, fancyfōrmātiōThe act of shaping, forming or fashioning.; A form, design, plan.figūrashape, form, figure; shape; taunt, quip, jibefōrmaform; figure, shape, appearance; fine form; beauty; outline, plan, designspeciēsseeing, view, look; spectacle, sight; external appearance, looks; general outline or shape
The English word figuration itself goes back to Latin figūra, through figūrō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
figuration
figuratio: formatio (as action): figura: forma: species [SYN. in FIGURE]: (The words are found in this connection and order.) conformatio et figura.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for figuration?
- The usual Latin words for “figuration” are figūrātiō, fōrmātiō, figūra; also fōrma, speciēs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.