PATTERN
Scrabble letter values: P3A1T1T1E1R1N1 = 9
Definition
- verb plan or create according to a model or models. — synonyms: model
- verb form a pattern.
- noun a perceptual structure. — synonyms: form, shape
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior. — synonyms: practice
- noun a decorative or artistic work. — synonyms: design, figure
- noun something regarded as a normative example. — synonyms: convention, normal, rule, formula
- noun a model considered worthy of imitation.
- noun something intended as a guide for making something else. — synonyms: blueprint, design
- noun the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport. — synonyms: traffic_pattern, approach_pattern
- noun graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle. — synonyms: radiation_pattern, radiation_diagram
Examples
- “These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before”
- “the composition presents problems for students of musical form”
- “a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them”