misfigure

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To miscalculate

   To miscalculate; to make a computational error.

   • But you make another mistake — you misfigure dates again — and you've got something more to answer for.
   • You might argue about letting borderline students squeak through some courses, but who wants a nurse who misfigures her meds?
2. 2

   To make an incorrect assessment.

   • And they did and the end began, and all Winkler 's words couldn't stop it: "Even prophets can misfigure, but the Vision's still true. Christ's still coming . Why leave; life's good here. "
   • Carter press secretary Jody Powell conceded that “we completely misfigured Ford's ability to pull off his 'Rose Garden campaign.' That was really a surprise to us. They've worked that to perfection.”
3. 3

   To misrepresent or disguise.

   • He may misfigure hissen next time as he likes, I shall knaw him.
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   1. 4

      To disfigure.

      • Canst thou look on my poor wrinkld face & not wonder That such alterations misfigures my prime
   2. 5

      To err in the manufacture of an optical surface so that it causes distortions.

      • If the flat rim of the center axicon is misfigured in such a way that its best fit plane is not perpendicular to the axis of symmetry of the center axicon ( defined in a least squares sense ) this deviation will […]
      • Should the element be misfigured, then these aberrations would be combined with the actual misfigure.
      • Both provide corrective optics which essentially cancel the wavefront error introduced by the misfigured primary mirror.
   3. 6

      An incorrect figure.

      • All the uncertainties and misfigures of plans like this profit the agents and the companies, never the insured.
      • There are misprints and misfigures and misnames in it.
      • The machine cannot reason; the machine cannot know emotion; it is a mere receptacle of facts and misfigures.
   4. 7

      The misfigured portion of an optical surface, or the presence of such a portion.

      • Should the element be misfigured, then these aberrations would be combined with the actual misfigure.
      • Compensation for optical surface misfigure was provided by a phase conjugating mirror to construct a phase conjugated transmitter subsystem.
      • In most systems, the optical misfigure can be at least partially corrected by focussing at one wavelength.

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