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pattern
[pat-ern, pat-n]
noun
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
Synonyms:decoration or ornament having such a design.
a natural or chance marking, configuration, or design.
patterns of frost on the window.
a distinctive style, model, or form.
a new pattern of army helmet.
Synonyms: ,a combination of qualities, acts, tendencies, etc., forming a consistent or characteristic arrangement.
the behavior patterns of teenagers.
an original or model considered for or deserving of imitation.
Our constitution has been a pattern for those of many new republics.
Synonyms: ,anything fashioned or designed to serve as a model or guide for something to be made.
a paper pattern for a dress.
a sufficient quantity of material for making a garment.
the path of flight established for an aircraft approaching an airport at which it is to land.
a diagram of lines transmitted occasionally by a television station to aid in adjusting receiving sets; test pattern.
Metallurgy.Ģża model or form, usually of wood or metal, used for giving the shape of the interior of a mold.
Numismatics.Ģża coin, either the redesign of an existing piece or the model for a new one, submitted for authorization as a regular issue.
an example, instance, sample, or specimen.
Gunnery, Aerial Bombing.Ģż
the distribution of strikes around a target at which artillery rounds have been fired or on which bombs have been dropped.
a diagram showing such distribution.
verb (used with object)
to make or fashion after or according to a pattern.
to cover or mark with a pattern.
Chiefly British Dialect.Ģż
to imitate.
to attempt to match or duplicate.
verb (used without object)
to make or fall into a pattern.
pattern
1/ Ė±čƦ³ŁÉ²Ō /
noun
an arrangement of repeated or corresponding parts, decorative motifs, etc
although the notes seemed random, a careful listener could detect a pattern
a decorative design
a paisley pattern
a style
various patterns of cutlery
a plan or diagram used as a guide in making something
a paper pattern for a dress
a standard way of moving, acting, etc
traffic patterns
a model worthy of imitation
a pattern of kindness
a representative sample
a wooden or metal shape or model used in a foundry to make a mould
the arrangement of marks made in a target by bullets
a diagram displaying such an arrangement
verb
to model
to arrange as or decorate with a pattern
pattern
2/ Ė±čƦ³ŁÉ°ł²Ō /
noun
an outdoor assembly with religious practices, traders' stalls, etc on the feast day of a patron saint
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- patternable adjective
- patterned adjective
- patterner noun
- patternless adjective
- patternlike adjective
- patterny adjective
- nonpatterned adjective
- repattern verb (used with object)
- semipatterned adjective
- subpattern noun
- unpatterned adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of pattern1
Origin of pattern2
Example Sentences
Thereās a discernible pattern here that I donāt claim to understand, although I'm afraid the most likely explanation can be summed up with the words āmilitary-industrial complex.ā
She understands there is a formula to our narcissism and neuroses; patterns and mathematical sets of criteria drive our decisions.
Skydanceās $8-billion takeover of Paramount has been in a holding pattern for months as the two companies wait for federal regulatorsā approval.
"This helps offset erratic weather patterns brought by climate change and has a quality advantage over those areas where colour formation is problem due to lack of sunlight," Dr Thakur says.
The move also fits a government pattern - as alleged by the Serbian opposition - of allowing foreign investors to profit from public property.
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