fig·u·ra·tion 
(fĭg′yə-rāshən)
(fĭg′yə-rāshən)n.
1. The act of forming something into a particular shape.
2. A shape, form, or outline.
3. The act of representing with figures.
4. A figurative representation.
5. Music
a. Ornamentation of a passage by embellishing and often repeating figures.
b. The pattern made by such embellishment or repetition.