Outline vs. Pattern — What's the Difference?

A line indicating the outer contours or boundaries of an object or figure

A pattern is a regularity in the world, in human-made design, or in abstract ideas. As such, the elements of a pattern repeat in a predictable manner.

A style of drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.

A usually repeating artistic or decorative design

A sketch done in this style.

A natural or accidental arrangement or sequence

A summary of a text or subject, usually presented in headings and subheadings.

A plan, diagram, or model to be followed in making things

A preliminary draft or plan, as of a project or proposal.

A model or original used for imitation or as an archetype.

To draw or trace an outline of.

A composite of traits or features characteristic of an individual or a group

To display or accentuate the outline of

Form and style in an artistic work or body of artistic works.

To give the main features or various aspects of; summarize

The configuration of gunshots upon a target that is used as an indication of skill in shooting.

A line marking the boundary of an object figure.

The distribution and spread, around a targeted region, of spent shrapnel, bomb fragments, or shot from a shotgun.

The outer shape of an object or figure.

Enough material to make a complete garment.

A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.

A test pattern.

A general description of some subject.

The flight path of an aircraft about to land

A statement summarizing the important points of a text.

(Football) A pass pattern.

A preliminary plan for a project.

To make, mold, or design by following a pattern

(film) A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.

To cover or ornament with a design or pattern.

(fishing) A setline or trotline.

To make a pattern.

(transitive) To draw an outline of.

Model, example.

(transitive) To summarize.

Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline.

To optimize for size by replacing repeated code fragments with function calls.

Someone or something seen as an example to be imitated; an exemplar.

The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.

A copy.

Fig.: A sketch of any scheme; a preliminary or general indication of a plan, system, discourse, course of thought, etc.; as, the outline of a speech.

A sample; of coins, an example which was struck but never minted.

To draw the outline of.

A representative example.

Fig.: To sketch out or indicate as by an outline; to create a general framework of (a plan, system, discourse, course of thought), for which the details need to be added; as, to outline an argument or a campaign.

(US) The material needed to make a piece of clothing.

The line that appears to bound an object

(textiles) The paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out and assembling.

A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

A full-sized model around which a mould of sand is made, to receive the melted metal. It is usually made of wood and in several parts, so as to be removed from the mould without damage.

A schematic or preliminary plan

(computing) A text string containing wildcards, used for matching.

Describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of;

A design pattern.

Draw up an outline or sketch for something;

Coherent or decorative arrangement.

Trace the shape of

A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements.

A naturally-occurring or random arrangement of shapes, colours etc. which have a regular or decorative effect.

The given spread, range etc. of shot fired from a gun.

A particular sequence of events, facts etc. which can be understood, used to predict the future, or seen to have a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship.

(linguistics) An intelligible arrangement in a given area of language.

A sequence of notes, percussion etc. in a tracker module, usable once or many times within the song.

To apply a pattern.

To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.

To follow an example.

To fit into a pattern.

(transitive) To serve as an example for.

To observe an animal closely over time in order to discern its habitual movements and behaviours.

(MLE) To arrange, to organise, to fix.

Of or in accordance with a usual pattern, or type; model; ideal.

Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine.

A part showing the figure or quality of the whole; a specimen; a sample; an example; an instance.

Stuff sufficient for a garment; as, a dress pattern.

Figure or style of decoration; design; as, wall paper of a beautiful pattern.

Something made after a model; a copy.

Anything cut or formed to serve as a guide to cutting or forming objects; as, a dressmaker's pattern.

A full-sized model around which a mold of sand is made, to receive the melted metal. It is usually made of wood and in several parts, so as to be removed from the mold without injuring it.

A recognizable characteristic relationship or set of relationships between the members of any set of objects or actions, or the properties of the members; also, the set having a definable relationship between its members.

A diagram showing the distribution of the pellets of a shotgun on a vertical target perpendicular to the plane of fire.

The recommended flight path for an airplane to follow as it approaches an airport for a landing. Same as landing pattern.

An image or diagram containing lines, usually horizontal, vertical, and diagonal, sometimes of varying widths, used to test the resolution of an optical instrument or the accuracy of reproduction of image copying or transmission equipment. Same as test pattern.

To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.

To serve as an example for; also, to parallel.

A perceptual structure;

A customary way of operation or behavior;

A decorative or artistic work;

Something regarded as a normative example;

A model considered worthy of imitation;

Something intended as a guide for making something else;

The path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport;

Graphical representation (in polar or cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle

Plan or create according to a model or models

Form a pattern;