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pattern vs device

device vs pattern

pattern and device both are nouns.

pattern is a verb but device is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pattern Yes No Yes No
device Yes No No No
As nouns, device is a hyponym of pattern; that is, device is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pattern:
  • pattern: a decorative or artistic work
  • device: any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
pattern (noun) device (noun)
a customary way of operation or behavior any clever maneuver
a decorative or artistic work an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
a perceptual structure an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)
a model considered worthy of imitation any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
something intended as a guide for making something else something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
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
pattern (verb) device (verb)
plan or create according to a model or models
form a pattern
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