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

n. 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"

n. something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"

n. 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"

n. a model considered worthy of imitation; "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics"

n. a string of characters according to a formal syntax

v. plan or create according to a model or models

v. form a pattern; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before"