Patternation

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or result of forming a pattern, particularly of a spray from a nozzle. countable, uncountable

    "Therefore, ignoring for the time being patternation and related factors, they had been concerned also […]"

Example

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"Therefore, ignoring for the time being patternation and related factors, they had been concerned also […]"

Etymology

From pattern + -ation.

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