txtDefinition=General term for a musical {\uldb line}{\v 85915} that is more important than a mere {\uldb accompaniment}{\v 16698} but less significant than a {\uldb motive}{\v 88567}. The four-{\uldb note}{\v 89586} {\uldb cello}{\v 76489} pattern that opens the {\uldb secondary area}{\v 95388} of the slow {\uldb movement}{\v 151907} can be described as a figure. As the {\uldb passage}{\v 90954} unfolds (second example) you can hear the figure continue underneath.
