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patternation

patternation noun: the act or result of forming a pattern, particularly of a spray from a nozzle.

Noun

patternation (countable and uncountable, plural patternations)

  1. The act or result of forming a pattern, particularly of a spray from a nozzle.
    • Therefore, ignoring for the time being patternation and related factors, they had been concerned also […]1948, The Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, volume 52, page 179
    • Patternations were done to acquire swath widths for each pressure/height treatment.1987, Pesticide Formulations and Application Systems, volume 7, page 160

Forms of patternation

pluralpatternations

Origin of patternation

From pattern + -ation.

Questions about patternation

What does patternation mean?
Patternation means the act or result of forming a pattern, particularly of a spray from a nozzle.
What part of speech is patternation?
Patternation is a noun.
What is the plural of patternation?
The plural of patternation is patternations.

Words near patternation in the dictionary

  1. patternage
  2. patternate
  3. patternated
  4. patternates
  5. patternating
  6. patternation
  7. patternations
  8. patterned
  9. patterned up
  10. patternedness
  11. patterner

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