pattern

pattern
pat|tern1 W1S3 [ˈpætən US ˈpætərn] n
[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: patron, from Medieval Latin patronus; PATRON]
1.) the regular way in which something happens, develops, or is done
▪ Weather patterns have changed in recent years.
pattern of
▪ changing patterns of behaviour among students
▪ The child showed a normal pattern of development .
pattern in
▪ They noticed patterns in the data.
▪ A general pattern began to emerge .
▪ Their descriptions seemed to follow a set pattern (=always develop in the same way) .
▪ His behavior fits a pattern of violent acts.
2.)
a) a regularly repeated arrangement of shapes, colours, or lines on a surface, usually as decoration
▪ a black and white striped pattern
pattern of
▪ a pattern of dots
b) a regularly repeated arrangement of sounds or words
▪ A sonnet has a fixed rhyming pattern.
3.) [usually singular]
a thing, idea, or person that is an example to copy
▪ The book set the pattern for over 40 similar historical romances.
4.) a shape used as a guide for making something, especially a thin piece of paper used when cutting material to make clothes
▪ a dress pattern
5.) a small piece of cloth, paper etc that shows what a larger piece will look like
= ↑sample
pattern 2
pattern2 v [T]
1.) be patterned on/after sth
to be designed or made in a way that is copied from something else
▪ The exam system is patterned after the one used in Japan.
2.) literary to form a pattern on something
▪ Tiny white flowers patterned the ground like confetti.

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  • Pattern — Pat tern, n. [OE. patron, F. patron, a patron, also, a pattern. See {Patron}.] 1. Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • pattern — [pat′ərn] n. [ME patron < OFr patrun, patron, hence something to be imitated, pattern: see PATRON] 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 …   English World dictionary

  • Pattern — ist ein ehemaliger Ortsteil von Aldenhoven, siehe: Pattern (Aldenhoven) ein Ortsteil von Jülich, siehe: Pattern (Jülich) ein anglisierender Begriff für „Muster“ in der strukturfunktionalistischen Soziologie eine Struktur – siehe Pattern Variables …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • pattern — pat·tern / pa tərn/ n 1: a form or model proposed for imitation 2: a recognizably consistent series of related acts found a pattern of discrimination in that company a pattern of racketeering activity Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …   Law dictionary

  • pattern — [n1] design, motif arrangement, decoration, device, diagram, figure, guide, impression, instruction, markings, mold, motive, original, ornament, patterning, plan, stencil, template, trim; concepts 259,625 Ant. plainness pattern [n2] arrangement,… …   New thesaurus

  • Pattern — Pat tern, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patterned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Patterning}.] 1. To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate. Milton. [1913 Webster] [A temple] patterned from that …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pattern — (n.) early 14c., the original proposed to imitation; the archetype; that which is to be copied; an exemplar [Johnson], from O.Fr. patron, from M.L. patronus (see PATRON (Cf. patron)). Extended sense of decorative design first recorded 1580s, from …   Etymology dictionary

  • pattern — /ˈpattern, ingl. ˈpæt(J)n/ [vc. ingl., propr. «campione, modello»] s. m. inv. 1. schema, modello 2. struttura, sistema …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • pattern — ► NOUN 1) a repeated decorative design. 2) a regular or discernible form or order in which a series of things occur: working patterns. 3) a model, design, or set of instructions for making something. 4) an example for others to follow. 5) a model …   English terms dictionary

  • Pattern — Pattern. См. Модель. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

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