"figure of eight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: figures of eight [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|figures of eight}} figure of eight (plural figures of eight)
  1. The shape or form of an 8 (eight). Categories (topical): Curves Synonyms: figure eight [US]
    Sense id: en-figure_of_eight-en-noun-hToMac5s
  2. (climbing, caving) A device for abseiling, so-called for its shape. Categories (topical): Caving, Climbing Synonyms: figure-eight, figure-8, figure-of-eight Translations (device for abseiling): kahdeksikko (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-figure_of_eight-en-noun-u0SZQxJP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 87 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 88 2 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 6 92 2 Topics: caving, climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'device for abseiling': 2 98 0
  3. A type of knot. Translations (type of knot): kahdeksikko (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-figure_of_eight-en-noun-W2AACt2H Disambiguation of 'type of knot': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (shape of an eight): ottetal [neuter] (Danish), kahdeksikko (Finnish), åttetall [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), åttetal [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
Disambiguation of 'shape of an eight': 50 50 0

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