pattern

n.

1. 1. A model or original used as an archetype.
   2. A person or thing considered worthy of imitation.
2. A plan, diagram, or model to be followed in making things: a dress pattern. See synonyms at ideal.
3. A representative sample; a specimen.
4. 1. An artistic or decorative design: a paisley pattern. See synonyms at figure.
   2. A design of natural or accidental origin: patterns of bird formations.
5. A consistent, characteristic form, style, or method, as:
   1. A composite of traits or features characteristic of an individual or a group: one's pattern of behavior.
   2. Form and style in an artistic work or body of artistic works.
6. 1. The configuration of gunshots upon a target that is used as an indication of skill in shooting.
   2. The distribution and spread, around a targeted region, of spent shrapnel, bomb fragments, or shot from a shotgun.
7. Enough material to make a complete garment.
8. A test pattern.
9. The flight path of an aircraft about to land: a flight pattern.
10. Football. A pass pattern.

v., -terned, -tern·ing, -terns.

v.tr.

1. To make, mold, or design by following a pattern: We patterned this plan on the previous one. My daughter patterned her military career after her father's.
2. To cover or ornament with a design or pattern.

v.intr.

To make a pattern.

[Middle English patron, from Old French. See patron.]

noun

1. One that is worthy of imitation or duplication: beau ideal, example, exemplar, ideal, mirror, model, paradigm, standard. See good/bad.
2. The external outline of a thing: cast, configuration, figure, form, shape. See surface/depth.
3. An element or a component in a decorative composition: design, device, figure, motif, motive. See part/whole.
4. Systematic arrangement and design: method, order, orderliness, organization, plan, system, systematization, systemization. See order/disorder.

verb

1. To take as a model or make conform to a model. copy, emulate, follow, imitate, model (on, upon. or after). Idioms: follow in the footsteps of, follow suit, follow the example of. See same/different/compare.
2. To create by combining parts or elements: build, compose, configure, form, shape, structure. See make/unmake.

n

Definition: arrangement, order; design, motif
Antonyms: disorder, disorganization, plainness

v

Definition: copy, imitate
Antonyms: be original

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n

A form used to make a mold, such as for a denture, an inlay, or a partial denture framework.

1. A model made in some easily worked material (such as plaster or wood) which serves as a guide, with respect to form and dimensions, in laying out any piece of work, esp. to preserve and secure uniformity and accuracy.
2. A design, considered as a unit, of which an idea can be given by a fragment, as a diaper pattern.
3. In molding, a form used to provide the interior shape of the mold.

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The distribution of cases of disease, production maxima, population density or other measurable variable, in time or space. It may be random, or it may be in a pattern that is helpful in suggesting a diagnosis.

• p. generators — populations of neurons which generate a standard pattern of movements, e.g. respiratory basic rate and rhythm, rumination, mastication, eructation; they are not self-initiating but require stimulation from the brain or a sensory input.

IN BRIEF: A plan or model used as a guide for making things Also: the arrangement of parts or things.

Success is following the pattern of life one enjoys most. — Al Capp (1909-1979), American cartoonist, most famous creation was the comic strip, Li'l Abner (1934-77).

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - (snit)mønster, (støbe)model, mønster, forløb
v. tr. - tage til forbillede
v. intr. - efterligne, eftergøre

Nederlands (Dutch)
patroon, tekening, model, monster, trefferbeeld, model waarmee gietvorm wordt gemaakt, iets n.a.v. patroon maken, met patroon versieren, imiteren

Français (French)
n. - dessin, motif, organisation, mode, modèle, patron, style, échantillon, (Ling) modèle, (Tech) modèle (d'un moule)
v. tr. - modeler
v. intr. - se modeler

Deutsch (German)
n. - Muster, Schema, Vorlage, Schnittmuster, Strickanleitung
v. - mit Muster versehen, (nach)gestalten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρότυπο, υπόδειγμα, μοντέλο, σχέδιο, σχηματική αποτύπωση, παράσταση, μοτίβο, τύπος, μορφή, αχνάρι (κν. πατρόν), καλούπι
v. - διαμορφώνω/-ομαι σε πρότυπο

Italiano (Italian)
modello, disegno, motivo, schema, norma

Português (Portuguese)
n. - padrão (m), modelo (m), repetição (f)
v. - padronizar, estampar, moldar

Русский (Russian)
модель, шаблон, структура, характеристика, узор, выкройка

Español (Spanish)
n. - diseño, dibujo, motivo, estampado, modelo, patrón, molde, pauta, norma, muestra, forma
v. tr. - servir de ejemplo, hacer, modelar a imitación de, imitar, seguir el ejemplo
v. intr. - seguir el ejemplo, servir de ejemplo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mönster, förebild, varuprov, typ, struktur
v. - forma efter, kopiera, mönstra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
花样, 图案, 格局, 形态, 样式, 样品, 样本, 模仿, 以图案装饰, 仿造, 形成图案

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 花樣, 圖案, 格局, 形態, 樣式, 樣品, 樣本
v. tr. - 模仿, 以圖案裝飾, 仿造
v. intr. - 形成圖案

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 모범, 원형, 양식
v. tr. - 본떠서 만들다, 무늬를 넣다
v. intr. - 모방하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 図案, 模様, 射弾散布型, 型, 行動様式, 一着分, 原型, 見本, 模範, 様式
v. - 模造する, 象る, 模様を付ける, 模倣する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نموذج, عينه, رسم, نقش, طراز, أسلوب, صياغه (فعل) يصيغ, ينمط, يشكل, يقولب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דוגמה, מופת, צורה, דרך, תבנית-קישוט, סימני פגיעה במטרה, דגם המשמש ליצירת תבנית, צירוף אקראי של צורות או צבעים‬
v. tr. - ‮הדגים, קישט בדוגמה, עיטר בתבנית‬
v. intr. - ‮קישט בדוגמה, עיטר בתבנית‬

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