figure of eight

See also: figure-of-eight

English

Alternative forms

• figure-of-eight

Noun

figure of eight (plural figures of eight)

1. The shape or form of an 8 (eight).

   Synonym: (US) figure eight

2. (climbing, caving) A device for abseiling, so-called for its shape.

   Synonyms: figure-eight, figure-8

3. A type of knot.

Translations

shape of an eight

• Danish: ottetal n
• Finnish: kahdeksikko (fi)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: åttetall n

  Nynorsk: åttetal n

device for abseiling

• Finnish: kahdeksikko (fi)

type of knot

• Finnish: kahdeksikko (fi)

References

• “figure of eight”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.