practice
pattern | a customary way of operation or behavior, it is their practice to give annual raises, they changed their dietary pattern |
| radial keratotomy | radial pattern of incisions in the cornea that cause the cornea to bulge, performed to correct myopia |
design
pattern
figure | a decorative or artistic work, the coach had a design on the doors |
fret Greek fret
Greek key
key pattern | an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief), there was a simple fret at the top of the walls |
| herringbone herringbone pattern | a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way, it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery |
radial
radial tire
radial-ply tire | pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing |
radial engine
rotary engine | an internalombustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase |
willowware
willow-pattern | chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river |
| inheritance hereditary pattern | (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents |
| radial symmetry | the property of symmetry about an axis, the starfish illustrates radial symmetry |
| radial asymmetry | the absence of symmetry about an axis |
radial artery
arteria radialis | branch of the brachial artery beginning below the elbow and extending down the forearm around the wrist and into the palm |
radial vein
vena radialis | superficial veins ascending the radial side of the forearm, combines with the ulnar veins to form the brachial vein |
radial nerve
nervus radialis
musculospiral nerve | largest branch of the brachial plexus, extends down the humerus to the lateral epicondyle where it divides into one branch that goes to the skin on the back of the hand and another that goes to the underlying extensor muscles |
convention
normal
pattern rule formula | something regarded as a normative example, the convention of not naming the main character, violence is the rule not the exception, his formula for impressing visitors |
melody
tonal pattern | the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes |
blueprint
design pattern | something intended as a guide for making something else, a blueprint for a house, a pattern for a skirt |
form
shape
pattern | a perceptual structure, the composition presents problems for students of musical form, a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them |
| pattern | a model considered worthy of imitation, the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics |
radiation pattern
radiation diagram
pattern | graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle |
| intonation pattern | intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements |
poetic rhythm
rhythmic pattern
prosody | (prosody) a system of versification |
| accent speech pattern | distinctive manner of oral expression, he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent, she had a very clear speech pattern |
traffic pattern
approach pattern
pattern | the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport, the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded, they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted |
| holding pattern | the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land |
| holding pattern | a state of inaction with no progress and no change, you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment |
male-patterned baldness
male pattern baldness | loss of hair on the crown of the head |
| radial pulse | pulse of the radial artery (felt in the wrist) |
| radial velocity | velocity along the line of sight toward or away from the observer |
| pattern-bomb | bomb in certain patterns |
| model pattern | plan or create according to a model or models |
| pattern | form a pattern, These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before |
radial
stellate
radiate | arranged like rays or radii, radiating from a common center, radial symmetry, a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals, many cities show a radial pattern of main highways |
| radial-ply | of or relating to automobile tires that have a strip under the tread and relatively little stiffening in the sidewalls, radial-ply tires |
| radial | issuing in rays from a common center, relating to rays of light, radial heat |
| radial | relating to or moving along or having the direction of a radius, radial velocity |
| radial | relating to or near the radius, the radial aspect of the forearm |