Meaning of 'pattern'

noun

a customary way of operation or behavior

Synonyms: practice

noun

a decorative or artistic work

Synonyms: figure design

noun

something regarded as a normative example

Synonyms: convention normal rule formula

noun

something intended as a guide for making something else

Synonyms: design blueprint

noun

a perceptual structure

Synonyms: shape

noun

a model considered worthy of imitation

Example: "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics"

noun

graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle

Synonyms: radiation pattern radiation diagram

noun

the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport

Example: "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"

Synonyms: approach pattern

verb

plan or create according to a model or models

Synonyms: model

verb

form a pattern

Example: "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before"