Pattern

  • 21pattern — 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.… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22pattern — 01. She was wearing a beautiful white dress with a lovely [pattern] of red roses on it. 02. Police are studying the five murders to see if there is a [pattern] which would suggest they were all committed by the same person. 03. The [pattern] on… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 23pattern — pat|tern1 [ pætərn ] noun count *** 1. ) a series of actions or events that together show how things normally happen or are done: We examined patterns of behavior in young children. follow a pattern (=happen according to a pattern): Training and… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24pattern — 1 noun (C) 1 OF EVENTS the regular way in which something happens, develops, or is done: Watch for changes in her breathing pattern. | a strange pattern of events | follow a set pattern (=always happen or develop in the same fixed way): Romantic… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25pattern — See contact pattern heavy side pattern ignition pattern master pattern primary pattern reference ignition pattern secondary pattern spray pattern tread pattern …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 26Pattern —    A pattern is a two dimensional diagram of a garment drafted by a patternmaker that is subsequently cut and sewn in fabric. The history of patternmaking can be traced as far back as the thirteenth century with the introduction of form fitting… …

    Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry

  • 27pattern — I. noun Etymology: Middle English patron, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin patronus Date: 14th century 1. a form or model proposed for imitation ; exemplar 2. something designed or used as a model for making things < a dressmaker s pattern&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 28pattern — patternable, adj. patterned, adj. patterner, n. patternless, adj. patternlike, adj. patterny, adj. /pat euhrn/; Brit. /pat n/, n. 1. a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc. 2. decoration or ornament having such a&#8230; …

    Universalium

  • 29pattern — [[t]pæ̱tə(r)n[/t]] ♦♦ patterns 1) N COUNT: oft the N of n A pattern is the repeated or regular way in which something happens or is done. All three attacks followed the same pattern... A change in the pattern of his breathing became apparent. 2)&#8230; …

    English dictionary

  • 30pattern — /ˈpætn / (say patn) noun 1. a decorative design, as for china, wallpaper, textile fabrics, etc. 2. such a design carried out on something. 3. a style of marking of natural or chance origin: patterns of frost on the window. 4. style or type in&#8230; …