Pattern vs. Figure

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.

Figurenoun

A drawing or diagram conveying information.

Figurenoun

The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.

Figurenoun

A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.

Figurenoun

The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.

Figurenoun

(obsolete) Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendour; show.

Figurenoun

A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.

Figurenoun

A numeral.

Figurenoun

A number.

Figurenoun

A shape.

Figurenoun

A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.

Figurenoun

A dance figure, a complex dance moveW.

Figurenoun

A figure of speech.

Figurenoun

(logic) The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.

Figurenoun

(astrology) A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.

Figurenoun

(music) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression.

Figurenoun

(music) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment.

Figureverb

To solve a mathematical problem.

Figureverb

To come to understand.

Figureverb

To be reasonable.

Figureverb

(transitive) To enter, be a part of.

Figureverb

(obsolete) To represent by a figure, as to form or mould; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal; also, to fashion into a determinate form; to shape.

Figureverb

To embellish with design; to adorn with figures.

Figureverb

(obsolete) To indicate by numerals.

Figureverb

To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.

Figureverb

(obsolete) To prefigure; to foreshow.

Figureverb

(music) To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords.

Figureverb

(music) To embellish.

Figurenoun

The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance.

Figurenoun

The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modeling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body; as, a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble.

Figurenoun

A pattern in cloth, paper, or other manufactured article; a design wrought out in a fabric; as, the muslin was of a pretty figure.

Figurenoun

A diagram or drawing, made to represent a magnitude or the relation of two or more magnitudes; a surface or space inclosed on all sides; - called superficial when inclosed by lines, and solid when inclosed by surfaces; any arrangement made up of points, lines, angles, surfaces, etc.

Figurenoun

The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person; as, a sorry figure.

Figurenoun

Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendor; show.

Figurenoun

A character or symbol representing a number; a numeral; a digit; as, 1, 2,3, etc.

Figurenoun

Value, as expressed in numbers; price; as, the goods are estimated or sold at a low figure.

Figurenoun

A person, thing, or action, conceived of as analogous to another person, thing, or action, of which it thus becomes a type or representative.

Figurenoun

A mode of expressing abstract or immaterial ideas by words which suggest pictures or images from the physical world; pictorial language; a trope; hence, any deviation from the plainest form of statement. Also called a figure of speech.

Figurenoun

The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.

Figurenoun

Any one of the several regular steps or movements made by a dancer.

Figurenoun

A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.

Figurenoun

Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression.

Figurenoun

A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a musical phrase or motive; a florid embellishment.

Figureverb

To represent by a figure, as to form or mold; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal; also, to fashion into a determinate form; to shape.

Figureverb

To embellish with design; to adorn with figures.

Figureverb

To indicate by numerals; also, to compute.

Figureverb

To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.

Figureverb

To prefigure; to foreshow.

Figureverb

To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords.

Figureverb

To make a figure; to be distinguished or conspicious; as, the envoy figured at court.

Figureverb

To calculate; to contrive; to scheme; as, he is figuring to secure the nomination.

Figurenoun

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material;

Figurenoun

alternative names for the body of a human being;

Figurenoun

one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers;

Figurenoun

a model of a bodily form (especially of a person);

Figurenoun

a well-known or notable person;

Figurenoun

a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape

Figurenoun

an amount of money expressed numerically;

Figurenoun

the impression produced by a person;

Figurenoun

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals;

Figurenoun

language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

Figurenoun

a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground

Figurenoun

a decorative or artistic work;

Figurenoun

a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating;

Figureverb

judge to be probable

Figureverb

be or play a part of or in;

Figureverb

imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind;

Figureverb

make a mathematical calculation or computation

Figureverb

understand;