patterning

[ pat-er-ning ]

/ ˈpæt ər nɪŋ /

noun

a design or decoration formed by the creative arrangement or formation of patterns.

the following of a specific pattern of movement, as in a dance or exercise: the floor patterning of a folk dance.

a system of physical therapy in which a pattern of specific movements is practiced or imposed regularly as a way of improving, restoring, or stimulating muscular coordination, especially in brain-damaged or disabled persons.

Origin of patterning

First recorded in 1860–65; pattern + -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM patterning

in·ter·pat·tern·ing, noun

Words nearby patterning

pattern bombing, pattern practice, pattern recognition, pattern sensitive epilepsy, patterned alopecia, patterning, patternmaker, patterson, patti, pattle, patton

Definition for patterning (2 of 2)

pattern

[ pat-ern; British pat-n ]

/ ˈpæt ərn; British ˈpæt n /

noun

a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.

decoration or ornament having such a design.

a natural or chance marking, configuration, or design: patterns of frost on the window.

a distinctive style, model, or form: a new pattern of army helmet.

a combination of qualities, acts, tendencies, etc., forming a consistent or characteristic arrangement: the behavior patterns of teenagers.

an original or model considered for or deserving of imitation: Our constitution has been a pattern for those of many new republics.

anything fashioned or designed to serve as a model or guide for something to be made: a paper pattern for a dress.

a sufficient quantity of material for making a garment.

the path of flight established for an aircraft approaching an airport at which it is to land.

a diagram of lines transmitted occasionally by a television station to aid in adjusting receiving sets; test pattern.

Metallurgy. a model or form, usually of wood or metal, used for giving the shape of the interior of a mold.

Numismatics. a coin, either the redesign of an existing piece or the model for a new one, submitted for authorization as a regular issue.

an example, instance, sample, or specimen.

Gunnery, Aerial Bombing.

the distribution of strikes around a target at which artillery rounds have been fired or on which bombs have been dropped.
a diagram showing such distribution.

verb (used with object)

to make or fashion after or according to a pattern.

to cover or mark with a pattern.

Chiefly British Dialect.

to imitate.
to attempt to match or duplicate.

verb (used without object)

to make or fall into a pattern.

Origin of pattern

1325–75; Middle English patron < Medieval Latin patrōnus model, special use of Latin patrōnus patron

SYNONYMS FOR pattern

1 figure.

4 kind, sort.

6 example, exemplar.

OTHER WORDS FROM pattern

pat·tern·a·ble, adjective pat·terned, adjective pat·tern·er, noun pat·tern·less, adjective

pat·tern·like, adjective pat·tern·y, adjective non·pat·terned, adjective re·pat·tern, verb (used with object) sem·i·pat·terned, adjective sub·pat·tern, noun un·pat·terned, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for patterning

Shutting your eyes to the obvious is only patterning after the ostrich.

Selina |George Madden Martin
It had continued to evolve and, patterning itself on the progress of the century, had advanced parallel with the other arts.

Against The Grain |Joris-Karl Huysmans
Patterning after the other boy, he had retained his coolness.

The Cruise of the Dazzler |Jack London
So I put the facts to her as fair and calm as I could, patterning after Saxton's method.

Plain Mary Smith |Henry Wallace Phillips

We now learn that it has also a definite feeling for patterning on the level of grammatical formation.

Language |Edward Sapir

British Dictionary definitions for patterning (1 of 2)

pattern ¹

/ (ˈpætən) /

noun

an arrangement of repeated or corresponding parts, decorative motifs, etc although the notes seemed random, a careful listener could detect a pattern

a decorative design a paisley pattern

a style various patterns of cutlery

a plan or diagram used as a guide in making something a paper pattern for a dress

a standard way of moving, acting, etc traffic patterns

a model worthy of imitation a pattern of kindness

a representative sample

a wooden or metal shape or model used in a foundry to make a mould

the arrangement of marks made in a target by bullets
a diagram displaying such an arrangement

verb (tr)

(often foll by after or on) to model

to arrange as or decorate with a pattern

Word Origin for pattern

C14 patron, from Medieval Latin patrōnus example, from Latin: patron 1

British Dictionary definitions for patterning (2 of 2)

pattern ²

patron

/ (ˈpætərn) /

noun

Irish an outdoor assembly with religious practices, traders' stalls, etc on the feast day of a patron saint

Word Origin for pattern

C18: variant of patron 1; see pattern 1

Medical definitions for patterning

patterning

[ păt′ər-nĭng ]

n.

A method of physical therapy in which a rigid pattern of exercises is imposed to stimulate weak or paralyzed nerves and muscles to act on their own.

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patron

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noun

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patron

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