patternable

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adjective

Describing a material on which a pattern may be etched.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. Describing a material on which a pattern may be etched.
  2. Conforming to a pattern; predictable.

    Similarly, although both clinical pathway and case management programmes seek to improve system efficiency, critical pathways concentrate on high-volume conditions with high costs in which care is generally patternable […]

    2000, Amitabh Prakash, Acute Stroke Treatment, page 102

Origin

From pattern + -able.

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APA

patternable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patternable

MLA

“patternable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patternable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patternable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patternable.

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