Pattern - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpætərn|  American pronunciation of the word pattern
Brit.  |ˈpæt(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word pattern

noun

- a perceptual structure (syn: form, shape)
a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them
- a customary way of operation or behavior (syn: practice)
they changed their dietary pattern
- a decorative or artistic work (syn: design, figure)
- something regarded as a normative example (syn: convention, formula, normal, rule)
- a model considered worthy of imitation
the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics
- something intended as a guide for making something else (syn: blueprint, design)
a pattern for a skirt
- the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport
the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded
they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted
- graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle

verb

- plan or create according to a model or models (syn: model)
- form a pattern
These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before

Extra examples

The dishes have a floral pattern around the rim.

The fabric comes in different colors and patterns.

The rug is decorated with a geometric pattern.

The shadows made a pattern of lines on the ground.

They are studying behavior patterns among high-school students.

Analysts are noticing different spending patterns by consumers.

The trees followed a characteristic pattern of growth.

Animals tracks patterned the mud.

Mary has always patterned herself on her mother.

I want a wallpaper patterned with roses.

Weather patterns have changed in recent years.

The child showed a normal pattern of development.

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).

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: pattern
he/she/it: patterns
present participle: patterning
past tense: patterned
past participle: patterned
noun
singular: pattern
plural: patterns
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