( BrE ) ( NAmE ˈpattern sth after sth )
[ usually passive ] to use sth as a model for sth; to copy sth :
a new approach patterned on Japanese ideas
( BrE ) ( NAmE ˈpattern sth after sth )
[ usually passive ] to use sth as a model for sth; to copy sth :
a new approach patterned on Japanese ideas
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005