figure vs size

figure

noun
  • A drawing or diagram conveying information. 

  • A visible pattern as in wood or cloth. 

  • A number, an amount. 

  • A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body. 

  • A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment. 

  • The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term. 

  • A figure of speech. 

  • The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person. 

  • A person or thing representing a certain consciousness. 

  • A numeral. 

  • A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses. 

  • Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression. 

  • The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body. 

  • A shape. 

  • Any complex dance moveᵂ. 

verb
  • To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize. 

  • To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords. 

  • To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem. 

  • To enter into; to be a part of. 

  • To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon. 

  • To embellish with design; to adorn with figures. 

  • To embellish. 

  • To come to understand. 

  • To be reasonable. 

size

noun
  • A number of edges in a graph. 

  • An instrument consisting of a number of perforated gauges fastened together at one end by a rivet, used for measuring the size of pearls 

  • The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is. 

  • A thin, weak glue used as primer for paper or canvas intended to be painted upon. 

  • Wallpaper paste. 

  • The thickened crust on coagulated blood. 

  • A specific set of dimensions for a manufactured article, especially clothing. 

  • Any viscous substance, such as gilder's varnish. 

verb
  • To apply glue or other primer to a surface which is to be painted. 

  • To take the height of men, in order to place them in the ranks according to their stature. 

  • To take a greater size; to increase in size. 

  • To adjust the size of; to make a certain size. 

  • To sift (pieces of ore or metal) in order to separate the finer from the coarser parts. 

  • To approximate the dimensions, estimate the size of. 

How often have the words figure and size occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )