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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