patterning

[pat-er-ning]

noun

1. a design or decoration formed by the creative arrangement or formation of patterns.

2. the following of a specific pattern of movement, as in a dance or exercise.

   the floor patterning of a folk dance.

3. a system of physical therapy in which a pattern of specific movements is practiced or imposed regularly as a way of improving, restoring, or stimulating muscular coordination, especially in brain-damaged or disabled persons.

Other Word Forms

• interpatterning noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of patterning¹

First recorded in 1860–65; pattern + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

One has donned an extravagant dress that features bright red-and-gold patterning.

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"We would see different outcomes of the patterning when we would start with genetically identical cells in different numbers," said Morsut.

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Their discovery that simple stitch patterning can alter a fabric's elasticity points to knitting's potential for cutting-edge interactive technologies like soft robotics, wearables, and haptics.

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"The visual cortex itself changes. It becomes more similar to the areas around it. There are still a lot of questions about how development controls this patterning."

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The pictures’ flatly painted skin and two-dimensional patterning in textiles and wallpaper are set into shimmering visual motion.

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