repeating pattern

collocation in English

meaningsofrepeatandpattern

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repeat
noun[C]
uk
/rɪˈpiːt/us
/rɪˈpiːt/
a situation in which something happens or is done more ...
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pattern
noun
uk
/ˈpæt.ən/us
/ˈpæt̬.ɚn/
a particular way in which something is done, is organized, ...
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(Definition ofrepeatandpatternfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Systematicity is reflected in therepeatingpatternapplied to phonologically similar words.
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The elements are then placed in arepeatingpattern, as is common for metamaterials.
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It incorporates arepeatingpatternof circular forms to convey messages of centrality and inclusiveness.
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It can also apply a 16-bitrepeatingpatternto the line.
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It is the simplestrepeatingpattern, and will create a wall only one-half brick thick.
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A tiling that lacks arepeatingpatternis called non-periodic.
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Motion offenses are different from continuity offenses in that they follow no fixedrepeatingpattern.
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They also had the word printed diagonally across the back in arepeatingpattern.
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This requires that either a clock orrepeatingpatternbe provided.
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An aperiodic tiling uses a small set of tile shapes that can not form arepeatingpattern.
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Since in this example the digits after the decimal never enter arepeatingpattern, the number is irrational.
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The red letters were lit up for five seconds, followed by the floodlights for ten seconds, in arepeatingpattern.
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This pattern continues for any number of stanzas, except for the final stanza, which differs in therepeatingpattern.
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The diamond cubic crystal structure is arepeatingpatternof 8 atoms that certain materials may adopt as they solidify.
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These secondary (diagenetic) sedimentary structures exhibit bands of (authigenic) minerals that are arranged in a regularrepeatingpattern.
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The unit cells were arranged in a two-dimensional (periodic)repeatingpatternwhich produces a crystal-like geometry.
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The network itself is not arranged in any regular,repeatingpatternof routers, although redundant (1) links are desired.
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Pulldown can be implemented either directly or via flags that identify scanning type, field order and fieldrepeatingpattern.
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When the brain is presented with arepeatingpatternlike wallpaper, it has difficulty matching the two eyes' views accurately.
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They have a very characteristic pattern of branching at acute angles with no common or similarlyrepeatingpattern.
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In the leucine zipper motif, arepeatingpatternof leucines on the facing sides of two adjacent helices is highly predictive of the motif.
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Therepeatingpatternof longs and shorts, following the poetry, was irregular, leading to the perception to a modern ear of irregular meters.
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The main part of the song is a fast paced riff, arepeatingpatternof notes that uses polyrhythms of high complexity.
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So when it was first turned on, the operator would see arepeatingpatternof blips travelling rapidly across the screen.
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