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figure-eight

Translations

figure-eightnoun
figure-eights
pl
The skater traced a perfect figure-eight on the ice.
La patineuse a tracé un huit parfait sur la glace.
huitEn parlant d’un trajet ou d’une trajectoire en forme de huit.
The driver practised slow figure-eights in the empty parking lot.
Le conducteur s’est exercé à faire des huit lents dans le parking vide.
Synonyms
lemniscate
figure-eight loop
infinity symbol
8
eight
figure of eight
figure-eightadjective
Used attributively to describe objects or motions shaped like a figure eight; does not form regular comparative/superlative.
en huitSe dit d’une forme ou d’un objet ayant la forme du chiffre 8.
He secured the rope with a figure-eight knot.
Il a fixé la corde avec un nœud en huit.
Synonyms
figure-eight-shaped
eight-shaped
8-shaped
lemniscate-shaped
lemniscate
hourglass-shaped

Definitions

figure-eightnoun
A shape made of two loops that cross in the middle, resembling the numeral 8.
The skater traced a perfect figure-eight on the ice.
A movement, path, or pattern performed in the shape of a figure eight.
The driver practised slow figure-eights in the empty parking lot.
figure-eightadjective
Shaped like or relating to a figure eight.
He secured the rope with a figure-eight knot.
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