pattern vs strand

strand vs pattern

pattern and strand both are nouns.

pattern and strand both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pattern	Yes	No	Yes	No
strand	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, strand is a hyponym of pattern; that is, strand is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pattern:

pattern: a perceptual structure
strand: a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole

Other hyponyms of pattern include fractal, gestalt, grid, kaleidoscope, mosaic.

pattern (noun)	strand (noun)
a customary way of operation or behavior	a necklace made by stringing objects together
a decorative or artistic work	line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
a perceptual structure	a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
a model considered worthy of imitation	a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
something intended as a guide for making something else	a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
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)	strand (verb)
plan or create according to a model or models	bring to the ground
form a pattern	drive (a vessel) ashore
	leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

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