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Pattern

see synonyms of pattern

Noun

1. form, pattern, shape

a perceptual structure

Example Sentences:
'the composition presents problems for students of musical form'
'a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them'

2. pattern, practice

a customary way of operation or behavior

Example Sentences:
'it is their practice to give annual raises'
'they changed their dietary pattern'

3. design, figure, pattern

a decorative or artistic work

Example Sentences:
'the coach had a design on the doors'

4. convention, formula, normal, pattern, rule

something regarded as a normative example

Example Sentences:
'the convention of not naming the main character'
'violence is the rule not the exception'
'his formula for impressing visitors'

5. pattern

a model considered worthy of imitation

Example Sentences:
'the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics'

6. blueprint, design, pattern

something intended as a guide for making something else

Example Sentences:
'a blueprint for a house'
'a pattern for a skirt'

7. approach pattern, pattern, traffic pattern

the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport

Example Sentences:
'the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded'
'they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted'

8. pattern, radiation diagram, radiation pattern

graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle

Verb

9. model, pattern

plan or create according to a model or models

10. pattern

form a pattern

Example Sentences:
'These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pattern

see synonyms of pattern
noun
1. 
an arrangement of repeated or corresponding parts, decorative motifs, etc
although the notes seemed random, a careful listener could detect a pattern
2. 
a decorative design
a paisley pattern
3. 
a style
various patterns of cutlery
4. 
a plan or diagram used as a guide in making something
a paper pattern for a dress
5. 
a standard way of moving, acting, etc
traffic patterns
6. 
a model worthy of imitation
a pattern of kindness
7. 
a representative sample
8. 
a wooden or metal shape or model used in a foundry to make a mould
9. 
a. 
the arrangement of marks made in a target by bullets
b. 
a diagram displaying such an arrangement
verb (transitive)
10. (often foll by after or on)
to model
11. 
to arrange as or decorate with a pattern
noun
Irish
an outdoor assembly with religious practices, traders' stalls, etc on the feast day of a patron saint

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Pattern

see synonyms of pattern
noun
1. 
a person or thing considered worthy of imitation or copying
2. 
a model or plan used as a guide in making things; set of forms to the shape of which material is cut for assembly into the finished article
a dress pattern
3. 
the full-scale model used in making a sand mold for casting metal
4. 
something representing a class or type; example; sample
5. 
an arrangement of form; disposition of parts or elements; design
wallpaper patterns, the pattern of a novel
6. 
a regular, mainly unvarying way of acting or doing
behavior patterns
7. 
a predictable or prescribed route, movement, etc.
traffic pattern, landing pattern
8. 
a. 
grouping or distribution, as of a number of bullets fired at a mark
b. 
something, as a diagram, showing such distribution
9.  US, Rare
sufficient material for making a garment
verb transitive
10. 
to make, do, shape, or plan in imitation of a model or pattern
with on, upon, or after
11. 
to supply with a pattern or design; mark or decorate with a pattern

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pattern

see synonyms of pattern
n.
1.
a. A usually repeating artistic or decorative design: a paisley pattern. See Synonyms at figure.
b. A natural or accidental arrangement or sequence: the pattern of rainfall over the past year.
2.
a. A plan, diagram, or model to be followed in making things: a dress pattern.
b. A model or original used for imitation or as an archetype. See Synonyms at ideal.
3. A consistent, characteristic form, style, or method, as:
a. A composite of traits or features characteristic of an individual or a group: one's pattern of behavior.
b. Form and style in an artistic work or body of artistic works.
4.
a. The configuration of gunshots upon a target that is used as an indication of skill in shooting.
b. The distribution and spread, around a targeted region, of spent shrapnel, bomb fragments, or shot from a shotgun.
5. Enough material to make a complete garment.
6. A test pattern.
7. The flight path of an aircraft about to land: a flight pattern.
8. Football A pass pattern.
v. pat·terned, pat·tern·ing, pat·terns
v.tr.
1. To make, mold, or design by following a pattern: We patterned this plan on the previous one. My daughter patterned her military career after her father's.
2. To cover or ornament with a design or pattern.
v.intr.
To make a pattern.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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