pattern

/pˈætɚn/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a perceptual structure
   “the composition presents problems for students of musical form”
2. a customary way of operation or behavior
   “it is their practice to give annual raises”
3. a decorative or artistic work
   “the coach had a design on the doors”
4. something regarded as a normative example
   “the convention of not naming the main character”
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”
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”
8. graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle

verb

1. plan or create according to a model or models
2. form a pattern
   “These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before”

Synonyms for pattern

• form
• shape
• practice
• design
• figure
• convention
• normal
• rule
• formula
• blueprint
• traffic pattern
• approach pattern
• radiation pattern
• radiation diagram
• model

Words that rhyme with pattern

• matern
• mattern