pattern

How to sign: 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";

Similiar / Same: form, shape

Categories: structure

Within this category: fractal, gestalt, mosaic, strand

pattern

How to sign: 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";

Similiar / Same: normal, convention, rule, formula

Categories: practice

Within this category: code of conduct, mores

pattern

How to sign: a decorative or artistic work
"the coach had a design on the doors";

Similiar / Same: design, figure

Categories: decoration, ornament, ornamentation

Within this category: argyle, bear claw, damascene, decal, device, emblem, linocut, mandala, marking, mihrab, motif, polka dot, pyrograph, screen saver, tattoo, tetraskelion, triskelion, weave