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patternation|pætəˈneɪʃən|
[f. pattern n. + -ation.]
The fact or action of forming, or conforming to, a pattern; spec. non-uniformity in the distribution of spray from a jet.
1946M. Peake Titus Groan 399 Her hips..swayed when she talked.., they did all but chime as her sharp, unpleasant voice..dictated their figure-of-eight (bird's-eye view, cross-section) patternations. 1947Shell Aviation News No. 110 21/3 Atomizers may, in some cases, be subjected to radical distribution tests, a specialized species of patternation with the main object of measuring the variation of spray density at different radial distances from the spray axis. 1949Jrnl. R. Aeronaut. Soc. LIII. 161/1 The use of specialised atomising jets with their accompanying troubles of penetration and patternation is avoided. 1955Jrnl. Brit. Interplanetary Soc. XIV. 218 By this time patternation tests were carried out [on a combustion chamber injector] as well as calibrations. |