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pat·tern
(păt′ərn)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.
[Middle English patron, from Old French; see patron.]
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pattern
(ˈpætən)n
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. (Metallurgy) a wooden or metal shape or model used in a foundry to make a mould
9. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery)
a. the arrangement of marks made in a target by bullets
b. a diagram displaying such an arrangement
vb (tr)
10. (often foll by: after or on) to model
11. to arrange as or decorate with a pattern
[C14 patron, from Medieval Latin patrōnus example, from Latin: patron1]
pattern
(ˈpætərn) orpatron
n
Irish an outdoor assembly with religious practices, traders' stalls, etc on the feast day of a patron saint
[C18: variant of patron1; see pattern1]
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pat•tern
(ˈpæt ərn; Brit. ˈpæt n)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.
4. a combination of qualities, acts, tendencies, etc., forming a consistent or characteristic arrangement: the behavior patterns of teenagers.
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. the path of flight established for an aircraft approaching an airport at which it is to land.
9. the distribution of strikes around a target at which artillery rounds have been fired or on which bombs have been dropped.
v.t. 10. to make or fashion after or according to a pattern.
11. to cover or mark with a pattern.
v.i. 12. to make or fall into a pattern.
[1325–75; Middle English patron < Medieval Latin patrōnus model, pattern, Latin: patron]
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pattern
- Comes from patron, "something serving as a model."See also related terms for model.
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pattern
Past participle: patterned
Gerund: patterning
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| Noun | 1. |  pattern - a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"structure - the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure" percept, perception, perceptual experience - the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept fractal - (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry gestalt - a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts grid - a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines kaleidoscope - a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes mosaic - a pattern resembling a mosaic strand - a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole; "he tried to pick up the strands of his former life"; "I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously" |
| 2. | pattern - a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" biologism - use of biological principles in explaining human especially social behavior cooperation - the practice of cooperating; "economic cooperation"; "they agreed on a policy of cooperation" featherbedding - the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required formalism - the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms one-upmanship - the practice of keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor pluralism - the practice of one person holding more than one benefice at a time modernism - practices typical of contemporary life or thought occult arts, occult - supernatural practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult" ornamentalism - the practice of ornamental display cannibalism - the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind careerism - the practice of advancing your career at the expense of your personal integrity habitude - habitual mode of behavior fashion - characteristic or habitual practice lobbyism - the practice of lobbying; the activities of a lobbyist slaveholding, slavery - the practice of owning slaves peonage - the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged unwritten law - law based on customary behavior lynch law - the practice of punishing people by hanging without due process of law mistreatment - the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother" nonconformism - the practice of nonconformity calisthenics, callisthenics - the practice of calisthenic exercises; "calisthenics is recommended for general good health" quotation - the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation" ritual - the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies ritualism - exaggerated emphasis on the importance of rites or ritualistic forms in worship systematism - the habitual practice of systematization and classification cross dressing, transvestism, transvestitism - the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex | |
| 3. | pattern - a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors" argyle, argyll - a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland bear claw - an incised design resembling the claw of a bear; used in Native American pottery damascene - a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel decal, decalcomania - either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface device - any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) emblem - special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc. herringbone pattern, herringbone - a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery linocut - a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum mandala - any of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe; used chiefly in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation mihrab - (Islam) a design in the shape of niche in a Muslim prayer rug; during worship the niche must be pointed toward Mecca motif, motive - a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration polka dot - design consisting of a pattern of regularly spaced circular spots pyrograph - a design produced by pyrography screen saver - (computer science) a moving design that appears on a computer screen when there has been no input for a specified period of time; "screen savers prevent the damage that occurs when the same areas of light and dark are displayed too long" sunburst - a design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it tattoo - a design on the skin made by tattooing tetraskele, tetraskelion - a figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a center triskele, triskelion - a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center weave - pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric marking - a pattern of marks | |
| 4. |  pattern - something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"practice - knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner" mores - (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group code of behavior, code of conduct - a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group universal - a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings; "some form of religion seems to be a human universal" | |
| 5. | pattern - a model considered worthy of imitation; "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics" exemplar, good example, example, model - something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" | |
| 6. |  pattern - something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt" | |
| 7. |  pattern - 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"approach path, glide path, glide slope, approach - the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing | |
| 8. |  pattern - graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of anglegraph, graphical record - a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes lobe - the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern | |
| Verb | 1. | pattern - plan or create according to a model or models imitate, simulate, copy - reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" scale - pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard |
| 2. | pattern - form a pattern; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before" |
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pattern
noun
1. order, plan, system, method, arrangement, sequence, orderliness All three attacks followed the same pattern.
2. design, arrangement, motif, figure, device, decoration, ornament, decorative design curtains in a light floral pattern
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pattern
noun1. One that is worthy of imitation or duplication:
2. The external outline of a thing:
4. Systematic arrangement and design:
1. To take as a model or make conform to a model.On, upon, or after:
Idioms: follow in the footsteps of, follow suit, follow the example of.
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Translations
نَقْش، رَسْمنَـمَطٌنَموذَج، شَكْلنَموذَج، طِراز
vzorekmodelvzor
mønster=-model=-mønstermodel
kuviooriginaaliaihealkuperäinen
uzorak
mintamintázatsablon
fyrirmyndmynstursniî, uppskrift
模様
무늬
išmargintasraštuotas
modelisparaugspiegrieztneraksts, ornaments
krojvzorec
mönster
แบบ
mẫu hình
pattern
[ˈpætən]A. N
1. (= design) → dibujo m
a fabric in or with a floral pattern → una tela con un dibujo or diseño floral
to draw a pattern → hacer un dibujo
a fabric in or with a floral pattern → una tela con un dibujo or diseño floral
to draw a pattern → hacer un dibujo
3. (fig) (= system, order) a clear pattern began to emerge → empezaron a surgir unas pautas definidas
behaviour pattern → modelo m de comportamiento
a healthy eating pattern → unos hábitos alimenticios sanos
the pattern of events → el curso de los hechos
to follow a pattern → seguir unas pautas
my daily routine doesn't follow any set pattern → mi rutina diaria no sigue unas pautas definidas
it is following the usual pattern → se está desarrollando como siempre or según las pautas
a system of government on the British pattern → un sistema de gobierno basado en el modelo británico
it set a pattern for other conferences → marcó las pautas para otros congresos, creó el modelo para otros congresos
sleep pattern(s) → hábitos mpl de dormir
weather pattern(s) → condiciones fpl meteorológicas
work pattern(s) → costumbres fpl de trabajo
behaviour pattern → modelo m de comportamiento
a healthy eating pattern → unos hábitos alimenticios sanos
the pattern of events → el curso de los hechos
to follow a pattern → seguir unas pautas
my daily routine doesn't follow any set pattern → mi rutina diaria no sigue unas pautas definidas
it is following the usual pattern → se está desarrollando como siempre or según las pautas
a system of government on the British pattern → un sistema de gobierno basado en el modelo británico
it set a pattern for other conferences → marcó las pautas para otros congresos, creó el modelo para otros congresos
sleep pattern(s) → hábitos mpl de dormir
weather pattern(s) → condiciones fpl meteorológicas
work pattern(s) → costumbres fpl de trabajo
B. VT
1. (= model)
to pattern sth after or on sth a building patterned after a 14th century chapel → un edificio modelado sobre una capilla del siglo XIV
action movies patterned on Rambo → películas fpl de acción que siguen el modelo de Rambo
to pattern sth after or on sth a building patterned after a 14th century chapel → un edificio modelado sobre una capilla del siglo XIV
action movies patterned on Rambo → películas fpl de acción que siguen el modelo de Rambo
2. (= mark) → estampar
C. CPD pattern book N [of wallpaper, fabrics] → muestrario m (Sew, Knitting) → libro m de patrones
pattern recognition N → reconocimiento m de formas
pattern recognition N → reconocimiento m de formas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pattern
[ˈpætərn] n (= way of happening) behaviour pattern → mode m de comportement
patterns of behaviour → modes mpl de comportement
a change in the pattern of his breathing → un changement dans son rythme respiratoire habituel
patterns of behaviour → modes mpl de comportement
a change in the pattern of his breathing → un changement dans son rythme respiratoire habituel
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pattern
n
(fig: = model) → Vorbild nt; according to a pattern → nach einem (festen) Schema; on the pattern of Albania, on the Albanian pattern → nach albanischem Vorbild or Muster; to set a or the pattern for something → ein Muster or Vorbild für etw sein
(fig: in events, behaviour etc) → Muster nt; (set) → Schema nt; (recurrent) → Regelmäßigkeit f; there’s a distinct pattern/no pattern to these crimes → in diesen Verbrechen steckt ein bestimmtes Schema/kein Schema; what pattern can we find in these events? → was verbindet diese Ereignisse?; the pattern of events leading up to the war → der Ablauf der Ereignisse, die zum Krieg geführt haben; a certain pattern emerged → es ließ sich ein gewisses Schema or Muster erkennen; behaviour patterns → Verhaltensmuster pl; eating/sleeping patterns → Ess-/Schlafverhalten nt; the natural pattern of life in the wild → die natürlichen Lebensvorgänge in der Wildnis; the daily pattern of his existence → die tägliche Routine seines Lebens; to follow the usual/same pattern → nach dem üblichen/gleichen Schema verlaufen; the town’s new buildings follow the usual pattern of concrete and glass → die Neubauten der Stadt entsprechen dem üblichen Baustil aus Beton und Glas; it’s the usual pattern, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer → es läuft immer nach demselben Muster ab - die Reichen werden reicher und die Armen ärmer
(= verb pattern, sentence pattern etc) → Struktur f
vt
(esp US: = model) → machen (on nach); this design is patterned on one I saw in a magazine → die Idee für dieses Muster habe ich aus einer Illustrierten; many countries pattern their laws on the Roman system → viele Länder orientieren sich bei ihrer Gesetzgebung an dem römischen Vorbild; to be patterned on something → einer Sache (dat) → nachgebildet sein; (music, poem, style etc) → einer Sache (dat) → nachempfunden sein; to pattern oneself on somebody → sich (dat) → jdn zum Vorbild nehmen; he patterned his lifestyle on that of a country squire → er ahmte den Lebensstil eines Landadligen nach
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
pattern
[ˈpætən]1. n
b. (Sewing) → modello (di carta), cartamodello (fig) → modello
pattern of events → sequenza degli avvenimenti
behaviour patterns → tipi mpl di comportamento
pattern of events → sequenza degli avvenimenti
behaviour patterns → tipi mpl di comportamento
c. (sample) → campione m
2. vt (model) to pattern a dress on → fare un vestito sul modello di
to pattern o.s. on sb/sth → prendere a modello qn/qc
to pattern o.s. on sb/sth → prendere a modello qn/qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pattern
(ˈpӕtən) noun1. a model or guide for making something. a dress-pattern.
2. a repeated decoration or design on material etc. The dress is nice but I don't like the pattern.
3. an example suitable to be copied. the pattern of good behaviour.
ˈpatterned adjective with a decoration or design on it; not plain. Is her new carpet patterned?
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pattern
→ نَـمَطٌ vzorek mønster Muster μοτίβο patrón kuvio motif uzorak modello 模様 무늬 patroon mønster wzór modelo, padrão схема mönster แบบ kalıp mẫu hình 式样Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
pat·tern
n. patrón, modelo, tipo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
pattern
n patrón mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.