Meaning of Patterning | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A pattern; the production of a pattern; the process of forming a pattern.
   countable, uncountable
2. Emulation, following as a model; frequently with after.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“[…] the tesseræ will form patterns which for us are wholly meaningless, yet the patterning in every case is equally specific and inevitable, implying the pattern above it, implied in that below[…]”

“Any system of geometric patterning that covers or fills a surface using a finite set of shapes is considered tiling in a mathematical sense.”

“When it is serious it leads to a copying after the manners and personal habits of elders, and a patterning after the style of dress in those whom the children admire.”

“His name became synonymous with God himself. Therefore, to be called by his name involved an inseparable commitment to a patterning after his life and a confession of his being.”

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