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pattern

pattern

273 7.7
A shape that shows how a signal spreads from a device
  • noun
  • /ˈpætərn/
  • Specialized
: patrón
  • It's an aerial bird and we've been able to show the migration pattern for the first time.
  • radiation pattern
  • directional pattern
  • diffraction pattern

And when this is possible, we call that crease pattern flat foldable.

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Examples

  • One can view this modulation as a slowly moving interference pattern from which a third beam is scattered.

    Academic text (1994)
  • In the case of the Control-500 beam, there was observed a distinct cone-like crack pattern under the impactor.

    Academic text (2017)
  • This cash flow pattern right here will change colors.

  • But Freeman's aircraft, caught in the landing pattern, was only a thousand feet up.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Twelve units have been alerted and a search pattern has been constructed over the area.

  • To Cummings, the pattern of fracture lines is a clue to the bullet's direction.

  • The hovercar left the main traffic patterns behind, cruising high above malls and pedestrian streets.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The airplane will be following a specific pattern during its approach for landing.

  • After several minutes of waiting, we entered a holding pattern before landing at the airport.

  • During the flight, the pilot communicated the pattern they would use to navigate through the busy airspace.

Synonyms

traffic pattern
vspattern
  • Specialized
3 4.6

A path planes follow around an airport before landing

is broader and covers technical arrangements beyond just airport routes
holding pattern
vspattern
  • Specialized
2 6.2

A route an airplane follows while it circles waiting to land

is more general and covers routes and diagrams not only waiting paths
radiation pattern
vspattern
  • Specialized
1 6.1

The way an antenna sends out signal strength in different directions

is a general technical arrangement that also includes such graphical depictions
approach pattern
vspattern
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A path a plane follows while preparing to land at an airport

is a broader technical arrangement covering routes and graphical forms
radiation diagram
vspattern
  • Specialized
1 7.6

A picture that shows how an antenna sends a signal in different directions

is the broader technical concept that can be represented by these plotted graphs

Antonyms

22 3.7

A state in which things or places are not arranged

Compounds

A situation with no progress or decisions while people wait

A way of speaking that a person often uses, shown by accent or rhythm

A detailed, complex design that has many connected parts like leaves or flowers

Common hair loss in men that makes hair thin on the top and the hairline go back

traffic pattern
  • Specialized
3 3.9

The usual way data moves through a computer network

traffic pattern
  • Specialized
3 4.6

A path planes follow around an airport before landing

fractal pattern
  • Specialized
2 7.5

A repeating shape that looks the same at different sizes, like fern leaves or coastlines

holding pattern
  • Specialized
2 6.2

A route an airplane follows while it circles waiting to land

rhythmic pattern
  • Literature
1 5.6

A regular pattern of strong and weak syllables in a poem

radiation pattern
  • Specialized
1 6.1

The way an antenna sends out signal strength in different directions

A repeated V-shaped arrangement of short lines or blocks on a surface

approach pattern
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A path a plane follows while preparing to land at an airport

intonation pattern
  • Specialized
1 5.6

The rise and fall of the voice when speaking that shows if a sentence is a question or statement

hereditary pattern
  • Specialized
1 5.3

The way traits pass from parents to children through genes

A repeating group of musical notes that sounds pleasant

1 6.7

A repeated decorative border of straight lines that turn in square corners, often on vases and buildings

Regular movement of animals or people to different places when seasons change

A design that looks like the spots or markings on a cow's fur

A design of wavy lines often on clothes or paper

A blue and white china pattern showing a willow tree, river, and small houses

How Technical

specification
  • Specialized
61 4.4
pattern
  • Specialized
273 7.7
arrangement
188 2.7

Surface Forms

pattern singular
patterns plural

Etymology

The word pattern comes from Old French patron, meaning 'model' or 'planned shape', and people used it for any repeated or planned form or route. So in technical fields a pattern can mean the shape of an antenna signal or the route a plane follows.