repetitive pattern

collocation in English

meaningsofrepetitiveandpattern

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repetitive
adjective
uk
/rɪˈpet.ə.tɪv/us
/rɪˈpet̬.ə.t̬ɪv/
involving doing or saying the same thing several times, especially in a way that ...
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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 ofrepetitiveandpatternfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrepetitive pattern

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The sequences have been divided into four parts according to the mainrepetitivepattern.
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There also might be arepetitivepatternof voice or of pressure without any associated sound.
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In both local government and private companies there will inevitably be arepetitivepatternof activity that is ideally suited to computerisation.
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It also has arepetitivepatternso that the same physical devices or the same routines can manipulate the stream of quantum information.
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The same materials are used for both entrances with arepetitivepatternof wood-framed glazing in the space between the doors.
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Then it starts all over again, in arepetitivepattern, until a connection is ended and that slot becomes free or assigned to another node.
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A distinctrepetitivepatterncan be distinguished with the windows and pilasters as well as with the arrangement of large entrances.
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The style of the statue is characterized by the two-dimensionality of the figure and therepetitivepattern-like depictions of the cloth the triad sits upon.
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After climbing up the sturdy and elegant 2 staircases, a person is welcomed with a shiny wooden floor which has arepetitivepatternof brown and dark brown.
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Designing the diffractive pattern for a beam splitter follows the same principle as a diffraction grating, with arepetitivepatternetched on the surface of a substrate.
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Iambic tetrameter, while commonly used to create flowing lyricism and ease of reading, can quickly become monotonous, with therepetitivepatterndistracting from the subject matter.
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Therepetitivepatternand ritualized act of creating the knots has been described as a re-collection of stories, the sounds of language and song, of home.
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