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pattern Manufacturing a wooden or metal shape or model used in a foundry to make a mould pattern [′pad·ərn] (aerospace engineering) The flight path flown by an aircraft, or prescribed to be flown, as in making an approach to a landing. (engineering) A form designed and used as a model for making things. (graphic arts) A design or form. (mathematics) An equivalence class of colorings of the elements of a finite set, which are indistinguishable with respect to a group of permutations of the colors. (ordnance) The distribution of a series of shots fired from one gun or a battery of guns under conditions as nearly identical as possible, the points of impact of the projectiles being dispersed about a point called the center of impact. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 1996), a mesmerizing trio inspired by Finland's Nordic seascape in which geometric patterns and frozen gestures are captured in hazy blue light. Many of the geometric pattern designs are dated from the fourth to second centuries BC. The show's title piece, dated 2004, is a matrix of small objects--images of catfish and butterflies made from Shrinky Dink plastic and acrylic-painted wooden balls--pinned to the wall in a geometric pattern. |
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