Theme vs. Pattern

Themenoun

A subject of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.

Patternnoun

Model, example.

Themenoun

A recurring idea; a motif.

Patternnoun

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

Themenoun

(dated) An essay written for school.

Patternnoun

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

Themenoun

(music) The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.

Patternnoun

A copy.

Themenoun

A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.

Patternnoun

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

Themenoun

The collection of color schemes, sounds, artwork etc., that "skin" an environment towards a particular motif.

Patternnoun

A representative example.

Themenoun

(grammar) The stem of a word.

Patternnoun

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

Themenoun

(linguistics) thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb.

Patternnoun

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

Themenoun

(linguistics) Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.

Patternnoun

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.

Themenoun

(linguistics) Topic, what is generally being talked about, as opposed to rheme.

Patternnoun

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

‘There were no files matching the pattern *.txt.’;

Themenoun

A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.

Patternnoun

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

Themeverb

(transitive) To give a theme to.

‘We themed the birthday party around superheroes.’;

Patternnoun

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

Themeverb

To apply a theme to; to change the visual appearance and/or layout of (software).

Patternnoun

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

Themenoun

A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a proposition for discussion or argument; a text.

‘My theme is alway one and ever was.’; ‘And when a soldier was the theme, my nameWas not far off.’;

Patternnoun

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.

Themenoun

Discourse on a certain subject.

‘Then ran repentance and rehearsed his theme.’; ‘It was the subject of my theme.’;

Patternnoun

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

Themenoun

A composition or essay required of a pupil.

Patternnoun

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

Themenoun

A noun or verb, not modified by inflections; also, that part of a noun or verb which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) in declension or conjugation; stem.

Patternverb

To apply a pattern.

Themenoun

That by means of which a thing is done; means; instrument.

Patternverb

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

Themenoun

The leading subject of a composition or a movement.

Patternverb

To follow an example.

Themenoun

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion;

‘he didn't want to discuss that subject’; ‘it was a very sensitive topic’; ‘his letters were always on the theme of love’;

Patternverb

To fit into a pattern.

Themenoun

a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work;

‘it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme’;

Patternverb

(transitive) To serve as an example for.

Themenoun

(music) melodic subject of a musical composition;

‘the theme is announced in the first measures’; ‘the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it’;

Patternnoun

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.

‘I will be the pattern of all patience.’;

Themenoun

an essay (especially one written as an assignment);

‘he got an A on his composition’;

Patternnoun

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

‘He compares the pattern with the whole piece.’;

Themenoun

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed;

‘thematic vowels are part of the stem’;

Patternnoun

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

Themeverb

provide with a particular theme or motive;

‘the restaurant often themes its menus’;

Patternnoun

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

Patternnoun

Something made after a model; a copy.

‘The patterns of things in the heavens.’;

Patternnoun

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

Patternnoun

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.

Patternnoun

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.

Patternnoun

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

Patternnoun

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

Patternnoun

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.

Patternverb

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

‘[A temple] patterned from that which Adam reared in Paradise.’;

Patternverb

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

Patternnoun

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’;

Patternnoun

a customary way of operation or behavior;

‘it is their practice to give annual raises’; ‘they changed their dietary pattern’;

Patternnoun

a decorative or artistic work;

‘the coach had a design on the doors’;

Patternnoun

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’;

Patternnoun

a model considered worthy of imitation;

‘the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics’;

Patternnoun

something intended as a guide for making something else;

‘a blueprint for a house’; ‘a pattern for a skirt’;

Patternnoun

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’;

Patternnoun

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

Patternverb

plan or create according to a model or models

Patternverb

form a pattern;

‘These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before’;

Pattern

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.