figure-eight

Translations

figure-eightnoun
figure-eights
pl
восьмёркаОбозначает форму или траекторию в виде цифры 8
The skater traced a perfect figure-eight on the ice.
Фигурист начертил на льду идеальную восьмёрку.
Synonyms
figure of eight
infinity symbol
figure-eight loop
figure-eightadjective
Used attributively to describe objects or motions shaped like a figure eight; does not form regular comparative/superlative.
восьмёрочныйтехн.; альпинизм; относящийся к форме восьмёрки
He secured the rope with a figure-eight knot.
Он закрепил верёвку восьмёрочным узлом.

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.