pattern

pattern
pat•tern
[[t]ˈpæt ərn[/t]] brit. [[t]ˈpæt n[/t]] n.
1) a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, composed of elements in a regular arrangement
2) a natural or chance marking, configuration, or design
3) a distinctive style, model, or form:
a new pattern of army helmet[/ex]
4) a combination of qualities, acts, tendencies, etc., forming a consistent or characteristic arrangement:
the behavior patterns of teenagers[/ex]
5) an original or model considered for or deserving of imitation
6) anything designed to serve as a model or guide for something to be made
7) an example, instance, sample, or specimen
8) aer. the path of flight established for an aircraft approaching an airport at which it is to land
9) mil the distribution of strikes around a target at which artillery rounds have been fired or on which bombs have been dropped
10) to make or fashion after or according to a pattern
11) to cover or mark with a pattern
12) to make or fall into a pattern
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Etymology: 1325–75; ME patron < ML patrōnus model, pattern, L: patron

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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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

  • pattern — [ patɛrn ] n. m. • 1914; mot angl. « modèle schématique » ♦ Anglic. Modèle simplifié d une structure, en sciences humaines. ⇒ modèle, 2. patron, schéma, structure, type. ⊗ HOM. Paterne. ● pattern nom masculin (anglais pattern) Modèle spécifique… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 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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