plural of pattern variable

(sociology) Any of a set of contrasting pairs of characteristics said to be associated with various kinds of social interaction: affectivity – affective neutrality; self-orientation – collectivity-orientation; universalism – particularism; ascription – achievement; and specificity – diffusity.

(industrial relations) The situation where a trade union gains a new and superior entitlement from one employer and then uses that agreement as a precedent to demand the same or better from other employers.

Synonym of pressed glass

plural of pattern hoe

Synonym of Italian hoe

(physics) A series of light and dark bands that map out the way in which the phase difference between two waves varies in space.

plural of pattern glass

(MLE, transitive, intransitive) to bring into line. / (MLE, transitive, euphemistic) to inflict unlawful physical violence upon.

plural of fact-pattern