pattern meaning and definition

PATTERN noun

Definition of pattern (noun)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: form, shape
2. a customary way of operation or behavior
   • "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
   • synonyms: practice
3. a decorative or artistic work
   • "the coach had a design on the doors"
   • synonyms: design, figure
4. 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"
   • synonyms: convention, formula, normal, rule
5. a model considered worthy of imitation
   • "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics"
6. something intended as a guide for making something else
   • "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"
   • synonyms: blueprint, design
7. 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"
   • synonyms: approach pattern, traffic pattern
8. graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
   • synonyms: radiation diagram, radiation pattern

PATTERN verb

Definition of pattern (verb)

1. plan or create according to a model or models
   • synonyms: model
2. form a pattern
   • "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before"