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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pat•tern /ˈpætɚn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a decorative design, as for wallpaper, made up of elements in a regular arrangement:children's wallpaper with a pattern of rainbows.
- a recognizable combination of actions, qualities, etc., characteristic of a particular person or population:the behavior patterns of teenagers.
- an original used as a guide:The U.S. Constitution has been a pattern for many newly independent countries.
- anything designed to serve as a model or guide:a pattern for the dress.
v. [~ + object] - to make, put together, or design (something) according to a pattern:He patterned his writing on his favorite author.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pat•tern (pat′ərn; Brit. pat′n),USA pronunciation n. - a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- decoration or ornament having such a design.
- a natural or chance marking, configuration, or design: patterns of frost on the window.
- a distinctive style, model, or form: a new pattern of army helmet.
- a combination of qualities, acts, tendencies, etc., forming a consistent or characteristic arrangement: the behavior patterns of teenagers.
- an original or model considered for or deserving of imitation:Our constitution has been a pattern for those of many new republics.
- anything fashioned or designed to serve as a model or guide for something to be made:a paper pattern for a dress.
- a sufficient quantity of material for making a garment.
- Aeronauticsthe path of flight established for an aircraft approaching an airport at which it is to land.
- Radio and Televisiona diagram of lines transmitted occasionally by a television station to aid in adjusting receiving sets;
test pattern. - MetallurgyMetall. a model or form, usually of wood or metal, used for giving the shape of the interior of a mold.
- CurrencyNumis. a coin, either the redesign of an existing piece or the model for a new one, submitted for authorization as a regular issue.
- an example, instance, sample, or specimen.
- Military[Gunnery, Aerial Bombing.]
- the distribution of strikes around a target at which artillery rounds have been fired or on which bombs have been dropped.
- a diagram showing such distribution.
v.t. - to make or fashion after or according to a pattern.
- to cover or mark with a pattern.
- British TermsChiefly Brit. Dial.
- to imitate.
- to attempt to match or duplicate.
v.i. - to make or fall into a pattern.
- Medieval Latin patrōnus model, special use of Latin patrōnus patron
- Middle English patron 1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged figure.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged kind, sort.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged example, exemplar.
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