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device vs pattern

pattern vs device

device and pattern both are nouns.

device is not a verb while pattern is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
device Yes No No No
pattern Yes No Yes No
As nouns, pattern is a hypernym of device; that is, pattern is a word with a broader meaning than device:
  • device: any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
  • pattern: a decorative or artistic work
Other hypernyms of device include design, figure.
device (noun) pattern (noun)
any clever maneuver a customary way of operation or behavior
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose a decorative or artistic work
an emblematic design (especially in heraldry) a perceptual structure
any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) a model considered worthy of imitation
something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect something intended as a guide for making something else
something regarded as a normative example
graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport
device (verb) pattern (verb)
plan or create according to a model or models
form a pattern
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