Look up: pattern

1. Pattern
   [casting] In casting, a pattern is a replica of the object to be cast, used to prepare the cavity into which molten material will be poured during the casting process. Patterns used in sand casting may be made of wood, metal, plastics or other materials. Patterns are made to exacting standar...
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2. Pattern
   An illustrated design which can be transferred to an iced cake, then decorated.
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3. Pattern
   [disambiguation] A pattern is an original object used to make copies, or a set of repeating objects in a decorative design and in other disciplines. Pattern, Patterns, or Patterning may also refer to: ==Mathematics, science, and technology== ==Manufacturing== ==Fiction== ==Music== ==Other uses== ...
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4. Pattern
   [devotional] Pattern is an Irish term meaning either a saint`s feast day, or the various devotional activities that take place on the feast day at sites associated with the saint`s life. It is thought to derive from the word patron, as in a patron saint. A notable example of a pattern takes ...
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5. Pattern
   Prototype of the piece ultimately to be manufactured; usually of bronze or glass, sometimes lead; when pressed in the sand it creates a mold. Pattern mechanical banks are highly prized.
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6. pattern
   A coin struck as a trial or test piece for a new design - many times without all final legends, dates, design details, etc. - may be struck on different alloys than the final issue.
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7. pattern
   Coin-like pieces designed to test proposed coin designs, mottoes or denominations proposed for adoption as a regular issue, struck in the metal to be issued for circulation and which were not adopted, at least in year of pattern issue. Do not use as a generic term describing experimental pieces and trial pieces.
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8. Pattern
   Strand Electric's term for 'model', i.e. Pattern 23 light.
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9. pattern
   [n] - a model considered worthy of imitation 2. [v] - form a pattern
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10. pattern
    In Ireland, the traditional celebration of the feast-day of a saint who is a local `patron`. A pattern was usually held at a holy well dedicated to the saint, with devotees kneeling in...
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11. pattern
    a model,example,instance Category: Medicine • triggering expression of a production rule,i.e.a rule either of a forward production system(F-rule)or backward production system(B-rule) Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • a chart formation made by ...
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12. Pattern
    an exact replica of an object, usually made in timber, around which a mould is constructed from which new castings can be produced. see cast/wrought iron The word was occassionally used as a synonym for an architects plan. Pattern books of architectural details were in common use in the eig...
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13. pattern
    A sample coin made to evaluate its design.
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14. Pattern
    Pat'tern noun [ Middle English patron , French patron , a patron, also, a pattern. See Patron .] 1. Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, ...
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15. Pattern
    Pat'tern transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Patterned ; present participle & verbal noun Patterning .] 1. To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that ...
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16. Pattern
    Pat'tern noun (Gun.) A diagram showing the distribution of the pellets of a shotgun on a vertical target perpendicular to the plane of fire.
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17. pattern
    1. Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine. 'I will be the pattern of all patience.' (Shak) ... 2. A part showing the figure or quality of the whole; a specimen; a sample; an example; an insta...
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18. pattern
    verb plan or create according to a model or models
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19. pattern
    a recognizable shape or arrangement of things
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20. pattern
    (pat´әrn) a design to be followed or a device to be used in making something. a characteristic set of traits or actions. capsular pattern the predictable loss of range of motion in a joint following injury or a degenerative process such as arthritis; this often occurs ...
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21. Pattern
    • (n.) A diagram showing the distribution of the pellets of a shotgun on a vertical target perpendicular to the plane of fire. • (n.) Figure or style of decoration; design; as, wall paper of a beautiful pattern. • (n.) Anything cut or formed to serve as a guide to cutting or forming o...
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22. pattern
    (from the article `garden and landscape design`) ...role of lines in a painting, holding the viewer within or leading him out of the composition. In a landscape, however, the function of lines is ... The design of a painting is its visual format: the arrangement of its lines, shapes, colours, tones, and textures into an expressive patte...
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23. Pattern
    A technical chart formation used to make market predictions by following the price movements of securities.
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24. Pattern
    [architecture] Pattern in architecture is the idea of capturing architectural design ideas as archetypal and reusable descriptions. The term "pattern" is usually attributed to Christopher Alexander, an Austrian born American architect. The patterns serve as an aid to design cities and buildi...
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25. pattern
    verse that creates the shape of its subject typographically on the page (and thus also called 'shape poetry'). George Herbert's 'Easter Wings' and Lewis Carroll's story of a cat and a mouse in Alice in Wonderland, chapter III, are examples.
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