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| chokebore |
in a shotgun barrel, a bored inner surface that narrows toward the muzzle to concentrate the pattern of shot. [1/2 definitions] |
| consistent |
steadily conforming to a regular style or pattern; not varying. [1/2 definitions] |
| consistently |
in a consistent manner; in accordance with the established pattern. |
| constellation |
a gathering, grouping, or pattern of people, objects, ideas, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| crackle |
to produce a pattern of thin cracks on a surface, as thin ice or glass, or esp. as a ceramic glaze. [2/9 definitions] |
| crazy quilt |
a patchwork quilt in which pieces of varying color, shape, and size are put together in no specific pattern. [1/2 definitions] |
| crisscross |
a mark or pattern of two or more lines crossing each other. [3/6 definitions] |
| crochet |
needlework made with a hooked needle that draws the thread in a pattern of intertwined loops. [2 definitions] |
| crop circle |
an area in a field of crops where plants have been systematically flattened into a circle or other geometric pattern, esp. when such flattening occurs mysteriously. |
| cycle |
a circle of events that repeats in a regular pattern. [1/7 definitions] |
| Damascus steel |
hand-wrought steel, used esp. for sword blades, that is made by repeated folding and welding, thereby creating a pattern of wavy lines; damask steel. |
| damask |
a fine cloth woven of linen, silk, wool, or cotton with a prominent, elaborate pattern. [2/6 definitions] |
| dance |
a specific pattern of these movements that is usu. given a name, such as the waltz or rumba. [1/9 definitions] |
| deep structure |
in transformational grammar, the abstract syntactic pattern that underlies the construction and interpretation of a sentence. |
| design |
a pattern or consciously conceived arrangement of elements. [1/11 definitions] |
| deviation |
difference or divergence, as from a typical pattern, accepted social norms, political orthodoxy, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| diadromous |
veined in a fanlike pattern, as a leaf. [1/2 definitions] |
| dotted |
strewn with or having a pattern of dots, or something similar to dots. |
| echelon |
a formation of troops, planes, or ships in a stairstep pattern behind and to the right or left of the leading unit or craft. [1/3 definitions] |
| EEG |
abbreviation of "electroencephalogram," the graphic pattern recorded by an electroencephalograph of electric activity in the brain. |
| EKG |
abbreviation of "electrocardiogram," the graphic pattern traced by an electrocardiograph, which shows electrical activity in the heart muscles and which is used to diagnose heart ailments or malfunction. |
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