Motif vs. Pattern

Motifnoun

A recurring or dominant element; a theme.

Motifnoun

(music) A short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work.

Motifnoun

A decorative figure that is repeated in a design or pattern.

Motifnoun

(dressmaking) A decorative appliqué design or figure, as of lace or velvet, used in trimming.

Motifnoun

(crystallography) The physical object or objects repeated at each point of a lattice. Usually atoms or molecules.

Motifnoun

(chess) A basic element of a move in terms of why the piece moves and how it supports the fulfilment of a stipulation.

Motifnoun

(biochemistry) In a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a biological significance.

Motifnoun

Motive.

Motifnoun

In literature and the fine arts, a salient feature or element of a composition or work; esp., the theme, or central or dominant feature;

Motifnoun

A decorative appliqué design or figure, as of lace or velvet, used in trimming; also, a repeated design.

Motifnoun

a design that consists of recurring shapes or colors

Motifnoun

a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music

Motifnoun

a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work;

Patternnoun

Model, example.

Patternnoun

Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline.

Patternnoun

Someone or something seen as an example to be imitated; an exemplar.

Patternnoun

A copy.

Patternnoun

A sample; of coins, an example which was struck but never minted.

Patternnoun

A representative example.

Patternnoun

(US) The material needed to make a piece of clothing.

Patternnoun

(textiles) The paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out and assembling.

Patternnoun

A full-sized model around which a mould of sand is made, to receive the melted metal. It is usually made of wood and in several parts, so as to be removed from the mould without damage.

Patternnoun

(computing) A text string containing wildcards, used for matching.

Patternnoun

A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements.

Patternnoun

A naturally-occurring or random arrangement of shapes, colours etc. which have a regular or decorative effect.

Patternnoun

The given spread, range etc. of shot fired from a gun.

Patternnoun

A particular sequence of events, facts etc. which can be understood, used to predict the future, or seen to have a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship.

Patternnoun

(linguistics) An intelligible arrangement in a given area of language.

Patternnoun

A sequence of notes, percussion etc. in a tracker module, usable once or many times within the song.

Patternverb

To apply a pattern.

Patternverb

To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.

Patternverb

To follow an example.

Patternverb

To fit into a pattern.

Patternverb

(transitive) To serve as an example for.

Patternnoun

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.

Patternnoun

A part showing the figure or quality of the whole; a specimen; a sample; an example; an instance.

Patternnoun

Stuff sufficient for a garment; as, a dress pattern.

Patternnoun

Figure or style of decoration; design; as, wall paper of a beautiful pattern.

Patternnoun

Something made after a model; a copy.

Patternnoun

Anything cut or formed to serve as a guide to cutting or forming objects; as, a dressmaker's pattern.

Patternnoun

A full-sized model around which a mold of sand is made, to receive the melted metal. It is usually made of wood and in several parts, so as to be removed from the mold without injuring it.

Patternnoun

a recognizable characteristic relationship or set of relationships between the members of any set of objects or actions, or the properties of the members; also, the set having a definable relationship between its members.

Patternnoun

A diagram showing the distribution of the pellets of a shotgun on a vertical target perpendicular to the plane of fire.

Patternnoun

the recommended flight path for an airplane to follow as it approaches an airport for a landing. Same as landing pattern.

Patternnoun

an image or diagram containing lines, usually horizontal, vertical, and diagonal, sometimes of varying widths, used to test the resolution of an optical instrument or the accuracy of reproduction of image copying or transmission equipment. Same as test pattern.

Patternverb

To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.

Patternverb

To serve as an example for; also, to parallel.

Patternnoun

a perceptual structure;

Patternnoun

a customary way of operation or behavior;

Patternnoun

a decorative or artistic work;

Patternnoun

something regarded as a normative example;

Patternnoun

a model considered worthy of imitation;

Patternnoun

something intended as a guide for making something else;

Patternnoun

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

Patternnoun

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

Patternverb

plan or create according to a model or models

Patternverb

form a pattern;

Pattern

A pattern is a regularity in the world, in human-made design, or in abstract ideas. As such, the elements of a pattern repeat in a predictable manner.