marking vs figure

figure vs marking

marking and figure both are nouns.

marking is not a verb while figure is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
marking	Yes	No	No	No
figure	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, figure is a hypernym of marking; that is, figure is a word with a broader meaning than marking:

marking: a pattern of marks
figure: a decorative or artistic work

Other hypernyms of marking include design, pattern.

marking (noun)	figure (noun)
evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score	a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
the act of making a visible mark on a surface	a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
a pattern of marks	a decorative or artistic work
a distinguishing symbol	the impression produced by a person
	the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
	alternative names for the body of a human being
	a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
	a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
	language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
	a well-known or notable person
	an amount of money expressed numerically
	one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
	a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape

marking (verb)	figure (verb)
	make a mathematical calculation or computation
	judge to be probable
	understand
	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
	be or play a part of or in

Difference between marking and figure

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