figuration

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   The act of giving figure or determinate form.
2. 2
   Form, outline or boundaries.
3. 3
   Ornamentation or decoration, especially by the addition of figures.
4. 4
   Mixture of concords and discords.
5. 5
   Representation through visual forms.
6. 6
   A structure through which people are joined, or the process of constructing such structures.