irregular pattern

collocation in English

meaningsofirregularandpattern

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irregular
adjective
uk
/ɪˈreɡ.jə.lər/us
/ɪˈreɡ.jə.lɚ/
formal
(of behaviour or actions) not according to usual rules or what ...
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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 ofirregularandpatternfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Given theirregularpatternof findings, it becomes rather difficult to draw broad conclusions.
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It is no longer a matter of hexagons trying to organize into rolls, but an intrinsically three-dimensionalirregularpattern.
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The waveform of the u-fluctuations changes gradually from sinusoidal to theirregularpatternwhich is characteristic of turbulent flow.
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Thatirregularpatternof working should be recognised by planning authorities.
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Instead, it has anirregularpatternof differently sized grains.
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The filaments are often curved in a veryirregularpattern.
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The open-ended return ticket, vital for people with anirregularpatternof train travel, was removed.
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When starting from a continuous film, anirregularpatternof droplets is formed.
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The different-sized windows are scattered in anirregularpatternacross the wall.
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The body is also stippled with anirregularpatternof pale and dark spots.
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The numerous, sharp plicae on these whorls have anirregularpattern.
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Thisirregularpatternis due to non-synchronous discharges of the thalamocortical circuitry.
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All buildings were camouflaged and set well apart from another in anirregularpattern.
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They mostly follow anirregularpattern, except for those that border a path to the church's north porch.
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Its colors have anirregularpattern, showing a grey-beige background with granular patterns of reddish or greenish.
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Elytra and pronotum have anirregularpatternof white, brownish and yellowish patches formed by scales of different colours.
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This was imposed by theirregularpatternof the three plots on which the passage was built.
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Strictly speaking, true nomads follow anirregularpatternof movement, in contrast with transhumance where seasonal pastures are fixed.
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If one finds a thimble with anirregularpatternof dimples, it was likely made before the 1850s.
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The plain weatherboarded structure sits at the water's edge, with anirregularpatternof windows, most of which were replaced in the early 20th century.
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However, the back of the structure is very different, as it is anirregularpatternof brickwork, which looks like it has half collapsed.
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This was tested by showing the infant either a predictable pattern of slides or anirregularpattern of slides and tracking the infants eye movements.
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The groups were written in a square grid according to anirregularpatternand read off vertically, similar to a disrupted columnar transposition.
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This geyser has anirregularpatternof eruption due to the structure underground plumbing of the geysers, but has a delay around 1 to 3 hours between eruptions.
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