单词	patterning
释义	patterningpat‧tern‧ing /ˈpætənɪŋ $ -tər-/ noun [uncountable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Look at the beautiful delicate patterning around the base of the vase. The giraffes' distinctive patterning makes them difficult to see. The zebra has very distinctive patterning. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But some underlying patterning remains, despite the intervening years and the subtle shifts in values and beliefs. How do they arrange the patterning of their domestic environment, their settlements, their houses, their productive and reproductive activities? In fact, its sense organs and body are only an outward expression of this inward patterning, which we call instinct. It was a maze, the regular patterning of the levels above broken up long ago. The identification of apparent patterning amongst types and sub-groups of ornamental metalwork can easily induce a false sense of satisfaction. Their subtle energetic matrix, their inward patterning, their instinct, is that of water. With other creatures, their communications are largely a matter of instinctive patterning. Within each feather there is a further patterning which determines the distribution of the pigment. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatoron one occasion in the past► pattern a regular arrangement of shapes, colours, or lines, especially one that is used to decorate paper, cloth, plates etc: · I'm looking for a wallpaper with a nice bold pattern.· a navy blue silk blouse with a white flowery patternpattern of: · patterns of sunlight and shadow on the ground ► design a pattern or shape which is used to decorate something such as cloth or paper: · This design is very common on Turkish carpets.· brightly coloured curtains with an attractive floral design ► markings the natural patterns on the skin, fur, or feathers of animals or birds: · The bird can be easily recognized by its unusual red and yellow markings. ► motif a single shape which is repeated to form a pattern which decorates something: a fish/flower/sun etc motif: · She was wearing a plain white T-shirt with a fish motif in blue and green. ► patterning the pattern that covers the surface of an object, animal, plant etc: · The zebra has very distinctive patterning.· Look at the beautiful delicate patterning around the base of the vase. WORD SETS► Psychology/Psychiatry agoraphobia, nounagoraphobic, noun-aholic, suffixanalyse, verbanalysis, nounanalyst, nounanorexia, nounantidepressant, nounautism, nounbattle fatigue, nounbehaviourism, nounbreakdown, nounbulimia, nouncatharsis, nouncertify, verbclaustrophobia, nouncognition, nouncognitive, adjectivecomplex, nouncompulsive, adjectivecounsel, verbcounselling, nouncrazed, adjectivecrazy, adjectivedefence mechanism, noundelusion, noundemented, adjectivedementia, noundenial, noundepressed, adjectivedepression, noundepressive, adjectivedepressive, nounderanged, adjectivediminished responsibility, noundipsomaniac, noundisordered, adjectivedisturbance, noundysfunctional, adjectiveeating disorder, nouneccentricity, nounego, nounelectric shock therapy, nounemotional, adjectiveexhibitionism, nounextra-sensory perception, nounfixation, nounFreudian, adjectiveFreudian slip, noungroup therapy, nounhallucinate, verbhydrophobia, nounhypnosis, nounhypnotic, adjectivehypnotise, verbhypnotist, nounhypnotize, verbid, nouninferiority complex, nouninsane, adjectiveinsanity, nounkleptomania, nounkleptomaniac, nounlibido, nounlinear, adjectivemaladjusted, adjectivemania, nounmanic, adjectivemanic depression, nounmanic depressive, nounmental, adjectivemental age, nounmental hospital, nounmentally handicapped, adjectivemidlife crisis, nounmisogynist, nounmixed up, adjectivenerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous breakdown, nounnervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounneurosis, nounneurotic, adjectiveobsessive, nounoedipal, adjectiveOedipus complex, nounpadded cell, nounparanoia, nounparanoid, adjectivepathological, adjectivepathology, nounpatterning, nounphallic, adjectivephobia, noun-phobia, suffixphrenology, nounpost-traumatic stress disorder, nounprecognition, nounpsyche, nounpsychiatric, adjectivepsychiatrist, nounpsychiatry, nounpsychic, adjectivepsycho, nounpsycho-, prefixpsychoanalysis, nounpsychoanalyst, nounpsychoanalyze, verbpsychobabble, nounpsychodrama, nounpsychokinesis, nounpsychological, adjectivepsychologist, nounpsychology, nounpsychopath, nounpsychosis, nounpsychosomatic, adjectivepsychotherapy, nounpsychotic, adjectivepyromaniac, nounrepression, nounresidential treatment facility, nounRorschach test, nounsadism, nounsadist, nounsafety valve, nounsanity, nounscar, nounscar, verbschizoid, adjectiveschizophrenia, nounschizophrenic, adjectiveschizophrenic, nounscrewed up, adjectivesocialize, verbsociopath, nounsplit personality, nounsubconscious, adjectivesubconscious, nounsuggestion, nounsuperego, nountherapy, nountorment, nountrance, nountrauma, nounvoyeur, nounwell-adjusted, adjective 1technical the development of particular ways of behaving, thinking, doing things etc that are the result of copying and repeating actions, language etc:  cultural patterningpatterning of the patterning of parent–child relationships2patterns of a particular kind, especially on an animal’s skin
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