The difference between Appearance and Figure

When used as nouns, appearance means the act of appearing or coming into sight, whereas figure means a drawing or diagram conveying information.

Figure is also verb with the meaning: to calculate, to solve a mathematical problem.

check bellow for the other definitions of Appearance and Figure

  1. Appearance as a noun:

    The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

    Examples:

    "His sudden appearance surprised me."

  2. Appearance as a noun:

    A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.

    Examples:

    "There was a strange appearance in the sky."

  3. Appearance as a noun:

    The way something looks; personal presence

    Examples:

    "synonyms: aspect mien"

  4. Appearance as a noun:

    Apparent likeness; the way which something or someone appears to others.

    Examples:

    "Some people say I'm shallow because I care so much about my appearance."

  5. Appearance as a noun (philosophy, theology):

    That which is not substance, essence, hypostasis; the outward reality as opposed to the underlying reality

    Examples:

    "Catholicism teaches that the Eucharist, while remaining under the physical appearance of bread and wine, becomes really and truly the body and the blood of Christ."

  6. Appearance as a noun:

    The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character.

    Examples:

    "A person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator."

    "David Beckham's first appearance with the LA Galaxy at Giants Stadium against the New York Red Bulls last night drew a crowd of 66237."

  7. Appearance as a noun (legal):

    An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance

  8. Appearance as a noun (medical):

    Chiefly used by nurses: the act of defecation by a patient.

    Examples:

    "The patient had a small bowel obstruction and there was no appearance until after the obstruction resolved."

  1. Figure as a noun:

    A drawing or diagram conveying information.

  2. Figure as a noun:

    The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.

    Examples:

    "a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble"

  3. Figure as a noun:

    A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.

  4. Figure as a noun:

    The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.

    Examples:

    "He cut a sorry figure standing there in the rain."

  5. Figure as a noun (obsolete):

    Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendour; show.

  6. Figure as a noun:

    A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.

  7. Figure as a noun:

    A numeral.

  8. Figure as a noun:

    A number, an amount.

  9. Figure as a noun:

    A shape.

  10. Figure as a noun:

    A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.

    Examples:

    "The muslin was of a pretty figure."

  11. Figure as a noun:

    Any complex dance move.

  12. Figure as a noun:

    A figure of speech.

  13. Figure as a noun (logic):

    The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.

  14. Figure as a noun (astrology):

    A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Johnson"

  15. Figure as a noun (music):

    Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Grove"

  16. Figure as a noun (music):

    A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment.

  1. Figure as a verb (mostly, US):

    To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem.

  2. Figure as a verb (mostly, US):

    To come to understand.

    Examples:

    "I can't figure if he's telling the truth or lying."

  3. Figure as a verb:

    To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon.

  4. Figure as a verb (mostly, US, intransitive):

    To be reasonable.

    Examples:

    "It figures that somebody like him would be upset about the situation."

  5. Figure as a verb (transitive):

    To enter, be a part of.

  6. Figure as a verb (obsolete):

    To represent by a figure, as to form or mould; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal; also, to fashion into a determinate form; to shape.

  7. Figure as a verb:

    To embellish with design; to adorn with figures.

  8. Figure as a verb (obsolete):

    To indicate by numerals.

  9. Figure as a verb:

    To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.

  10. Figure as a verb (obsolete):

    To prefigure; to foreshow.

  11. Figure as a verb (music):

    To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords.

  12. Figure as a verb (music):

    To embellish.

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