patterning
noun
pat·tern·ing
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Definition of patterning
1
: decoration, composition, or configuration according to a pattern
2
: physical therapy especially for neurological impairment based on a theory holding that repeated manipulation of body parts to simulate normal motor developmental activity (such as crawling or walking) promotes neurological development or repair
Examples of patterning in a Sentence
The wallpaper is decorated with floral patterning.
Recent Examples on the Web
To da Vinci, this patterning looked suspiciously alive. — Quanta Magazine, "A Universal Law for the ‘Blood of the Earth’," 28 Nov. 2018 Furthermore, diffusion and the random walk are responsible for the complex patterning found in the bodies of animals and plants. — Quanta Magazine, "Solution: ‘A Drunkard’s Walk in Manhattan’," 7 Sep. 2016 In 2015, Levin, his postdoc Vaibhav Pai, and other collaborators showed experimentally that bioelectric signals from the body shape the development and patterning of the brain in its earliest stages. — Quanta Magazine, "Brainless Embryos Suggest Bioelectricity Guides Growth," 13 Mar. 2018 One such issue, the patterning of animal skins into stripes and spots, was the subject of a mathematical model created by the famous British mathematician Alan Turing. — Quanta Magazine, "How the DNA Computer Program Makes You and Me," 5 Apr. 2018 Simple re-patterning can shift all of this while providing better results through exercise & other movement modalities. — Redbook, "This Bizarre Breathing Technique Can Literally Make Pregnant Women's Baby Bumps Disappear," 19 May 2017 The red is not a solid single colour, for example, while the white sleeves feature a 'love it or hate it' striped patterning. — SI.com, "PHOTO: Arsenal Home Shirt for 2018/19 Season Leaks Online & It's Really, Really Nice," 24 Apr. 2018 Libra energy slices through the muck of feelings to elevate our perspective and aerate past patterning. — Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, "Weekly Horoscopes July 16-22," 13 July 2018 Although one naturally responds to such an approach in terms of decorative patterning, these drawings do not go out of their way to look pretty. — Mike Giuliano, Howard County Times, "Connecting the dots in Goldberg's variations," 13 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'patterning.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for patterning
patterning
noun
English Language Learners Definition of patterning
: the designs or patterns that appear on something
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patterning
noun
pat·tern·ing
Medical Definition of patterning
: physical therapy especially for neurological impairment based on a theory holding that repeated manipulation of body parts to simulate normal motor developmental activity (as crawling or walking) promotes neurological development or repair