practice pattern | a customary way of operation or behavior, it is their practice to give annual raises, they changed their dietary pattern |
antenna feeler | one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans, typically sensitive to touch and taste |
antenna aerial transmitting aerial | an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals |
design pattern figure | a decorative or artistic work, the coach had a design on the doors |
dipole dipole antenna | an aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center |
directional antenna | an antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angle |
dish dish aerial dish antenna saucer | directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation |
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 |
omnidirectional antenna nondirectional antenna | an antenna that sends or receives signals equally in all directions |
radio antenna radio aerial | omnidirectional antenna comprising the part of a radio receiver by means of which radio signals are received |
television antenna tv-antenna | an omnidirectional antenna tuned to the broadcast frequencies assigned to television |
willowware willow-pattern | chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river |
antenna feeler | sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ, he had a special antenna for public relations |
inheritance hereditary pattern | (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents |
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 |
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 |