pattern

Noun
  1. A perceptual structure (synset 105939522)
    "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
    is a type of: structure - the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
    subtypes:
    • 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
    is a part of: percept, perception, perceptual experience - the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
    same as: form, shape
  2. A customary way of operation or behavior (synset 100411260)
    "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
    is a type of: activity - any specific behavior
    subtypes:
    • biologism - use of biological principles in explaining human especially social behavior
    • cooperation - the practice of cooperating
    • 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
    • symbolisation, symbolism, symbolization - the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning
    • modernism - practices typical of contemporary life or thought
    • occult, occult arts - supernatural practices and techniques
    • 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
    • custom, usage, usance - accepted or habitual practice
    • 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
    • nonconformism - the practice of nonconformity
    • calisthenics, callisthenics - the practice of calisthenic exercises
    • papism, popery - offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church
    • quotation - the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.
    • ritual - the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
    • ritualism - exaggerated emphasis on the importance of rites or ritualistic forms in worship
    • naturism, nudism - going without clothes as a social practice
    • 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
    same as: practice
  3. A decorative or artistic work (synset 103183448)
    "the coach had a design on the doors"
    is a type of: decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify
    subtypes:
    • 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, herringbone pattern - 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
    • 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
    same as: design, figure
  4. Something regarded as a normative example (synset 105675457)
    "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"
    is a type of: practice - knowledge of how something is usually done
    subtypes:
    • 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
    same as: convention, formula, normal, rule
  5. A model considered worthy of imitation (synset 105947513)
    "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics"
    is a type of: example, exemplar, good example, model - something to be imitated
  6. Something intended as a guide for making something else (synset 105910921)
    "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"
    is a type of: plan, program, programme - a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
    same as: blueprint, design
  7. The path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport (synset 108509757)
    "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted"
    is a type of: itinerary, path, route - an established line of travel or access
    has: approach, approach path, glide path, glide slope - the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
    same as: 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 (synset 107018386)
    is a type of: graph, graphical record, graphical recording - a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities, represented as points, plotted with reference to a set of axes
    has: lobe - the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern
    same as: radiation diagram, radiation pattern
Verb
  1. Plan or create according to a model or models (synset 201747665)
    is a type of: copy, imitate, simulate - reproduce someone's behavior or looks
    subtypes:
    • scale - pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
    • sovietise, sovietize - model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union
    same as: model
  2. Form a pattern (synset 202718118)
    "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before"
    is a type of: agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

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