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patterning

American  
[pat-er-ning] / ˈpæt ər nɪŋ /

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

Etymology

Origin of patterning

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

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