Figure 8
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Figure 8 may refer to:
- 8 (number), in Arabic numerals
In entertainment
- Figure 8 (album), a 2000 album by Elliott Smith
- "Figure of Eight" (song), a 1989 song by Paul McCartney
- Figure Eight EP, a 2008 EP by This Et Al
- "Figure 8", a song by Ellie Goulding from Halcyon
- "Figure 8", a song by Maliibu N Helene
- "Figure Eight", an episode and song from the children's educational series Schoolhouse Rock!
- "Figure of Eight", song by Status Quo from In Search of the Fourth Chord
In geography:
- Figure Eight Island, North Carolina, United States
- Figure Eight Lake, Alberta, Canada
- Figure-Eight Loops, feature of the Historic Columbia River Highway in Guy W. Talbot State Park
In mathematics and sciences:
- Figure-eight knot (mathematics), in knot theory
- ∞, symbol meaning infinity
- Lemniscate, various types of mathematical curve that resembles a figure 8
- Figure 8, a two-lobed Lissajous curve
- Figure 8, in topology, the rose with two petals
- Figure 8, shape described by an analemma, a curve in astronomy
In ropes:
- Figure eight bend or Flemish bend, a knot
- Figure-eight knot, typically used as a stopper knot
- Figure-eight loop, figure of eight knot tied "on the bight"
In sport and leisure
- Figure 8 racing, a category of auto racing related to the demolition derby
- Figure 8 roller coaster, a track design
- Figure 8, shape from which compulsory figures in ice skating are derived
- Figure 8, a riding figure used in the training of horses
- Figure-eight, type of noseband
- Figure eight turn, man overboard rescue turn in sailing
- Figure eight, rock climbing equipment commonly used as a descender and sometimes as a belay device
- Figure of 8, figure in English country dance
Other uses
- Figure 8 Puffer (Tetraodon biocellatus), breed of pufferfish
- Figure 8 or bi-directional, response pattern of some microphones
- An IEC 60320 C7 power connector
See also
- Figure (disambiguation)
- 8 (disambiguation)
- List of knots, the names of several of which contain "figure 8" or similar
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