figure eight
Crossed loop shape
A figure eight is a shape or pattern resembling the numeral 8—two loops that meet at a central crossing point.
The term describes movements in skating and dance, knots in climbing and sailing, and paths in various activities: She traced a figure eight on the ice.
Also written as figure-eight, especially when used as a modifier: a figure-eight knot.
Rhythmic bodily movement
- balletClassical dance on pointe
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
choreography · pattern · tracing · swooping · weaving · aerobatics · maneuver · roller skating
Water's solid form
- rinkEnclosed skating surface
- axelRotating ice leap
- lutzBackward-edge skating jump
- salchowFigure skating jump
toe loop · spin · jump · glide · twirl · edges · footwork · choreography
Smooth, angleless line
- loopCurve closing on itself
- infinity symbolGlyph for endlessness
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
contour · continuous · parametric · polar coordinates · Bernoulli · crossing point · ribbon · twist
Thick twisted fibers
- loopCurve closing on itself
- bendCurve or flex
- hitchTemporary difficulty or snag
- stopper knotBulge preventing line slippage
sailing · nautical · seamanship · climbing · rescue · double loop · rewoven · follow-through
dance
Rhythmic bodily movement
grace · choreography · pattern · tracing · swooping · weaving · aerobatics · maneuver · roller skating · swimming
ice
Water's solid form
salchow · toe loop · spin · jump · glide · twirl · edges · footwork · choreography · routine
curve
Smooth, angleless line
- loopCurve closing on itself
- infinity symbolGlyph for endlessness
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
symmetry · contour · continuous · parametric · polar coordinates · Bernoulli · crossing point · ribbon · twist
rope
Thick twisted fibers
stopper knot · sailing · nautical · seamanship · climbing · rescue · double loop · rewoven · follow-through · splice
infinity
Unlimited extent or quantity
- eternityBoundless temporal existence
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- endlessWithout termination or boundary
perpetual · continuum · balance · renewal · ouroboros · timeless · wholeness · interconnection · rebirth · karmic
- mountaineeringsummit, alpinist, mountaineer, ice axe, ice axes
- racingrace, racing, race track, racetrack, lap
- curvescurve, arc, curves, curls, curl
- racing typescar racing, drag racing, stock car, rally, rally racing
- shapescircle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval
- climbingrock climbing, free climbing, belay, bouldering, carabiner
figure eightcircle
Curved closed shape
oval · ellipse · straight line · dot · point
figure eightstraight path
Undeviating linear route
straight line · linear path · back-and-forth · direct route · beeline
figure, eight, figures, disfigure, configuration, figurative, configure, eights, transfigure