patternationn.
/ˌpatəˈneɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌpædərˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ The action or fact of forming, or conforming to, a pattern; spec. non-uniformity in the distribution of spray from a jet.
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the world > relative properties > order > [noun] > quality of being systematic > systematic arrangement > fact of forming (an abstract) pattern
patterning1904
patternation1946
1946 M. 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.
1949 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 53 161/1 The use of specialised atomising jets with their accompanying troubles of penetration and patternation is avoided.
1955 Jrnl. Brit. Interplanetary Soc. 14 218 By this time patternation tests were carried out [on a combustion chamber injector] as well as calibrations.
1993 Afr. Amer. Rev. 27 261/1 It marries the patternation on the surface of the mask achieved through ritual, and it reflects the patternation of the urban environment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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