pattern
English
/ˈpat(ə)n/, /ˈpætəɹn/
noun
Definitions
- Model, example.
- A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements.
- A naturally-occurring or random arrangement of shapes, colours etc. which have a regular or decorative effect.
- The given spread, range etc. of shot fired from a gun.
- A particular sequence of events, facts etc. which can be understood, used to predict the future, or seen to have a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship.
- (linguistics) An intelligible arrangement in a given area of language.
- (computing) A sequence of notes, percussion etc. in a tracker module, usable once or many times within the song.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English patron (example, patron) derived from Old French patron (model, patron, protector).
Origin
Old French
patron
Gloss
model, patron, protector
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antipattern English
- beam English
- beampattern English
- biopattern English
- co-pattern English
- depattern English
- eigenpattern English
- glycopattern English
- maker English
- making English
- metapattern English
- micropattern English
- moiré English
- moiré pattern English
- multipattern English
- nanopattern English
- nonpattern English
- patternable English
- patternation English
- patterner English
- patternicity English
- patternize English
- patternless English
- patternlessly English
- patternlessness English
- patternlike English
- patternmaker English
- patternmaking English
- prepattern English
- repattern English
- seropattern English
- spoligopattern English
- subpattern English
- superpattern English
- patrōnus Latin
- patron French
- パターン Japanese
- patron Middle English
- patroun Middle English
- patron Old French
- patern Cebuano
- beam
- maker
- moiré
- making
- patterner
- depattern
- repattern
- subpattern
- co-pattern
- biopattern
- prepattern
- patternize
- nonpattern
- nanopattern
- patternlike
- patternable
- seropattern
- patternless
- beampattern
- antipattern
- metapattern
- eigenpattern
- micropattern
- patternicity
- patternation
- glycopattern
- superpattern
- multipattern
- patternmaker
- patternmaking
- patternlessly
- moiré pattern
- spoligopattern
- patternlessness