figure eight

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌfɪɡəɹˈeɪt/ === Noun === figure eight (plural figure eights) The shape consisting of two circles or ovals joined together at one point, resembling the numeral 8. A maneuver in which one rides, skates, or otherwise traces a path that forms a figure eight. A variety of puffer fish (Tetraodontidae). ==== Synonyms ==== figure of eight ==== Translations ==== === Verb === figure eight (third-person singular simple present figure eights, present participle figure eighting, simple past and past participle figure eighted) Alternative form of figure-eight.