pattern-n; 7 Senses

Sense Number 1: a form that is perceptible and discerned as discrete

Commentary: PATTERN[+entity][+form][+discrete][+perceptible][+shape/+sound]

Examples:
Use the test pattern on the computer monitor to calibrate the color values.
She studied the speech patterns of speakers from rural Appalachia.
John interpreted Mary's statement as a question because of the intonation pattern.
The children described patterns they saw in ink blobs on paper.
Small crystals of ice formed whorled patterns on the windowsill.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: customary, normative behavior or practices

Commentary: PATTERN[+activity][+behavior][+customary]

Examples:
The vet asked whether the cat had shown a change in dietary pattern.
It was hard for them to break old working patterns after so many years.
Economists have been tracking consumer spending patterns under rising inflation.
He is a therapist who helps patients overcome dysfunctional behavioral patterns.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 4

Sense Number 3: a decorative design or motif

Commentary: PATTERN[+entity][+form][+design][+intentional][+decorative]

Examples:
Mary didn't like the bold geometric patterns on the hotel carpet.
John tried on a suit jacket with a herringbone pattern.
Sally had trouble deciding on a wallpaper pattern for the dining room.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: a guiding model or design specification

Commentary: PATTERN[+entity][+form][+model][+guiding]

Examples:
This dress pattern is simple enough for beginning sewers.
The American constitution has provided a pattern for other newer republics.
No existing business models can provide a useful pattern for their innovative approach.
The streets of the city were laid out on a pattern similar to those in Paris.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5, 6

Sense Number 5: a trend; re-occuring, related events

Commentary: PATTERN[+event][+recurrent][+dependent]

Examples:
Police have noticed a pattern of violence in that neighborhood during the summer.
Geneticists have found a hereditary pattern to this disease.
The recent train bombings across Europe do not appear to have a pattern, analysts say.
There is a new study on male pattern baldness. (hereditary trend)

Mappings:
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 11

Sense Number 6: the prescribed route of aircraft through airspace

Commentary: PATTERN[+location][+airspace][+route][+prescribed]

Examples:
The planes were in a holding pattern over San Francisco until the fog lifted.
The approach pattern at Logan Airport vectors planes across Boston Harbor.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 7: diagram showing spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna

Commentary: PATTERN[+entity][+artifact][+diagram][+distribution][+spatial][+radiation][+antenna]

Examples:
This graph shows the radiation patterns in polar coordinates.
What type of antenna would create this particular radiation pattern?

Mappings: