pattern

noun

1
a customary way of operation or behavior
it is their practice to give annual raises
they changed their dietary pattern
2
a decorative or artistic work
the coach had a design on the doors
3
something regarded as a normative example
the convention of not naming the main character
violence is the rule not the exception
4
something intended as a guide for making something else
a blueprint for a house
a pattern for a skirt
5
a perceptual structure
the composition presents problems for students of musical form
a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them
6
a model considered worthy of imitation
the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics
7
graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
8
the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport
the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded
they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted

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