pattern : Idioms & Phrases

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approach pattern

  • noun the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport
    pattern; approach pattern.
    • the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded
    • they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted
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Fiddle pattern

  • a form of the handles of spoons, forks, etc., somewhat like a violin.
Webster 1913

hereditary pattern

  • noun (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
    inheritance.
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herringbone pattern

  • noun a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery
    herringbone.
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holding pattern

  • noun a state of inaction with no progress and no change
    • you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment
  • noun the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land
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intonation pattern

  • noun intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements
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key pattern

  • noun an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
    Greek key; Greek fret; fret.
    • there was a simple fret at the top of the walls
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Linen scroll, Linen pattern

  • (Arch.), an ornament for filling panels, copied from the folds of a piece of stuff symmetrically disposed.
Webster 1913

male pattern baldness

  • noun loss of hair on the crown of the head
    male pattern baldness.
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male-patterned baldness

  • noun loss of hair on the crown of the head
    male pattern baldness.
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Napkin pattern

  • . See Linen scroll, under Linen. Napkin ring, a ring of metal, ivory, or other material, used to inclose a table napkin.
Webster 1913

Pattern box, chain, ∨ cylinder

  • (Figure Weaving), devices, in a loom, for presenting several shuttles to the picker in the proper succession for forming the figure.
Webster 1913

Pattern card

  • . (a) A set of samples on a card . (b) (Weaving) One of the perforated cards in a Jacquard apparatus.
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Pattern reader

  • one who arranges textile patterns.
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Pattern wheel

  • (Horology), a count-wheel.
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pattern-bomb

  • verb bomb in certain patterns
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patterned advance

  • noun a series with a definite pattern of advance
    progression.
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radiation pattern

  • noun graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
    pattern; radiation diagram.
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rhythmic pattern

  • noun (prosody) a system of versification
    poetic rhythm; prosody.
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speech pattern

  • noun distinctive manner of oral expression
    accent.
    • he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent
    • she had a very clear speech pattern
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To pattern after

  • to imitate; to follow.
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tonal pattern

  • noun the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes
    melody.
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traffic pattern

  • noun the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport
    pattern; approach pattern.
    • the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded
    • they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted
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willow-pattern

  • noun chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river
    willowware.
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