patterning

noun pat·tern·ing \ ˈpa-tər-niŋ \

Updated on: 29 Mar 2018

Definition of patterning

1 : decoration, composition, or configuration according to a pattern

2 : physical therapy especially for neurological impairment based on a theory holding that repeated manipulation of body parts to simulate normal motor developmental activity (such as crawling or walking) promotes neurological development or repair

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Examples of patterning in a Sentence

The wallpaper is decorated with floral patterning.

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De la Renta’s update to the centuries-old style paved the way for a global proliferation in ikat patterning.

— ryan p. smith, Smithsonian, "How the Technicolor Ikat Designs of Central Asia Thread Into Textile History," 26 Mar. 2018
The pattern of the Robert Allen Lattice Bamboo fabric in the Roman shades plays off the textural patterning of the ceramic garden stool used as a side table next to the chair. 2.

— marni elyse katz, BostonGlobe.com, "Peach walls and pink accents brighten up a girl’s bedroom," 23 Mar. 2018
Their obsessive patterning of parallel lines is typically used by graphic artists to represent light and space, which actually shimmers in Johns’ paintings.

— christopher knight, latimes.com, "Does the Broad's new Jasper Johns exhibition hit the bull's-eye? It gets darn close," 9 Feb. 2018
But back at the training facility, Sergeant Meyer argues that guns come in every color and pattern — pointing to an AR-15 on the counter of the training facility that’s covered in green camouflage patterning.

— leah sottile, Longreads, "A Teen and a Toy Gun," 6 Feb. 2018
Sweet little hat with enough patterning to keep it interesting.

— mary mooney, OregonLive.com, "Ravelry roundup: Knitting and crochet projects to kick off 2018," 22 Dec. 2017
In the 1960s, Stella broadened out from the linear structures of squares, rectangles and triangles to asymmetric forms and eventually to the softer, if still geometric patterning, of circles and ovals.

— anne tschida, miamiherald, "Frank Stella’s experiments changed American art. See them in Fort Lauderdale," 21 Dec. 2017
After the burial, priests sought another bull with identical patterning.

— jonathon keats, Discover Magazine, "The Animal Mummy Business," 10 Nov. 2017
The most surprising combine traditional landscape painting with colorful abstract patterning or still-life arrays of cheerful toylike forms.

— roberta smith, New York Times, "Alberto Savinio: Emerging From Big Brother’s Shadow," 2 Nov. 2017

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: the designs or patterns that appear on something

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medical Definition of patterning

: physical therapy especially for neurological impairment based on a theory holding that repeated manipulation of body parts to simulate normal motor developmental activity (as crawling or walking) promotes neurological development or repair

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