Pattern

Table of contents

1 Etymology 2 Pronunciation 3 Noun 3.1 Synonyms 3.2 Translations 4 Verb 4.1 Synonyms

Etymology

Middle English patron, from Old French patron, from Latin patronus "patron", derived from pater "father". For the semantic shift, a patron is to be thought of as a model citizen , i.e., to be imitated.

Pronunciation

	General American	Received Pronunciation
IPA	/ˈpæɾɚn/	/ˈ/
SAMPA	/"p{4@`n/	/"/

Noun

pattern (plural: patterns)

1. that from which a copy is made
2. design, motif or decoration formed from multiple copies of an original fitted together
3. arrangement of objects, facts etc. which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship
4. a series of steps, repeated
5. the quality held in common by a pattern (3)

Synonyms

• original (1)
• stencil (1)
• tessellation (2)
• category (3)
• cycle (4)
• similarity (5)

Translations

• Finnish: kuvio (2, 3)
• German: Muster n

Verb

to pattern (past: patterned , past participle: patterned )

1. to apply a pattern
2. to fit into a pattern

Synonyms

• categorize (2)