Noun

(en noun)

A recurring or dominant element; a theme.

See how the artist repeats the scroll motif throughout the work?

(music) A short melodic passage that is repeated in several parts of a work

A decorative figure that is repeated in a design

(crystallography) The physical object or objects repeated at each point of a lattice. Usually atoms or molecules.

A basic element of a move in terms of why the piece moves and how it supports the fulfilment of a stipulation.

(biochemistry) In a nucleotide or amino-acid sequence, pattern that is widespread and has, or is conjectured to have, a biological significance.

Noun

(en noun)

A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole.

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Electrical diagrams show device interconnections.

A graph or chart.

(category theory) A functor from an index category'' to another category. The objects and morphisms of the index category need not have any internal substance, but rather merely outline the connective structure of at least some part of the diagram's codomain. If the index category is ''J'' and the codomain is ''C'', then the diagram is said to be "of type ''J'' in ''C ".