Vowel-consonant patterns (Part 1).

Vowel-consonant patterns (Part 1). In Vowel-Consonant Patterns (Word Ways 77221), Philip Cohen Sir Philip Cohen, FRS, FRSE (born 22 July 1945) is Royal Society Research Professor at the University of Dundee, Scotland.Education: Hendon County Grammar School, University College, London External linksPersonal page MCR PPU page presented a list of words based on 125 of the possible 128 ([2.sup.7])7-letter vowel-consonant (V-C) patterns. Somewhat belatedly, this hasinspired me to undertake similar exercises for 8-letter words and9-letter words. As Cohen's article appeared more than 25 years ago,before most of us were aquainted with Word Ways, I have also taken theliberty of repeating his 7-letter exercise, using different wordswherever appropriate. Part 1 considers 7- and 8-letter words; Part 2considers 9-letter words, and also analyses the patterns with regard tothe number of words they form. WORD SOURCES Webster's Second and Third Editions are the preferred sourcesfor the words in most of the articles and Colloquy col��lo��quy?n. pl. col��lo��quies1. A conversation, especially a formal one.2. A written dialogue.[From Latin colloquium, conversation; see items listed inHistory below, although other sources are usually allowed where noWebsterian word is found. By way of contrast, the preferred source formy words is the Oxford English Dictionary Oxford English Dictionary(OED) great multi-volume historical dictionary of English. [Br. Hist.: Caught in the Web of Words]See : Lexicography , Second Edition--head words,variant forms or text words including citations--and words derived fromtherein. These OED OEDabbr.Oxford English DictionaryNoun 1. OED - an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principlesO.E.D., Oxford English Dictionary words are unreferenced. Where no OED word is found, Iadmit other sources. In a few cases I use a word from, or reference to,one of the History items 1 to 8 below, in which case a superscript Any letter, digit or symbol that appears above the line. For example, 10 to the 9th power is written with the 9 in superscript (109). Contrast with subscript. number indicates the item concerned. References for non-OED words: aae = California University California University can refer to: California University of Pennsylvania in the Pittsburgh suburb of California, Pennsylvania. The State of California runs two separate 4-year university systems: University of California California State University Publications in American Archaeologyand Ethnology ethnology(ĕthnŏl`əjē), scientific study of the origin and functioning of human cultures. It is usually considered one of the major branches of cultural anthropology, the other two being anthropological archaeology and 16.234; bae = The Bulletin of the Amateur Entomological en��to��mol��o��gy?n.The scientific study of insects.ento��mo��log Society 37.320, 1978; bt = Bloomsbury Thesaurus, 1993; cad =Cooper's Archaic Dictionary, 1876; ch = Chambers EnglishDictionary; coll = Collins English Dictionary, 1998; dbs = TheDictionary of the Biological Sciences by Peter Gray, 1967; ebw = TheIllustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World Butterfly World located in Coconut Creek Florida, is The Largest Butterfly Park in the World. It is the first park of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. The Aviary houses at minimum 3000 live butterflies. Up to 50 different species can be seen in one day. by Paul Smart Paul Smart is an English motorcycle racer. He is famous for winning the Imola 200 in April 23, 1972, at age 29, with Ducati's new 750.[1] He raced in Grands Prix in the early 1970s, with second place results in 1971 in both the 350cc and 250cc categories, with Yamaha , 1975;gale = Grzimak's Animal Life Encyclopedia; gb = BartholomewGazetteer gazetteer(găz'ĭtēr`), dictionary or encyclopedia listing alphabetically the names of places, political divisions, and physical features of the earth and giving some information about each. of Britain, 1977; gg = Genera genera,in taxonomy: see classification. Graminum (Grasses of the World)by W.D. Clayton and S.A. Penvoize; Hod = Handbook of American Indians American Indians:see Americas, antiquity and prehistory of the; Natives, Middle American; Natives, North American; Natives, South American. edited by F.W. Hodge, 1907; lo = Longmans Dictionary; lv = Language onVacation by Dmitri Borgmannn, 1965; nwd = The New Welsh Dictionary,1970; nz = Nomenclator no��men��cla��tor?n.One who assigns names, as in scientific classification.[Latin nmencl Zoologicus; ospd = Official Scrabble PlayersDictionary The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary or OSPD is a dictionary developed for use in the game Scrabble, by speakers of United States English. HistoryCreationThe Official Scrabble Players Dictionary was first published in 1987 ; st = Stedman's Medical Dictionary A medical dictionary is a lexicon for words used in medicine. The three major English language medical dictionaries are Stedman's, Taber's, and Dorland's medical dictionaries. ; tf = Tertiary Faunasvol 1, 1971; wcd = Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Fifth Edition1943; w2/w3 = Webster's Second/Third Edition; WW = Word WaysItalicised refs. are locations found in The United States Board onGeographic Names The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is an American federal body whose purpose is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the U.S. government. OverviewThe Board was created in 1890; its present form derives from a law of 1947. (BGN BGNIn currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Bulgarian Lev.Notes:The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ): Alg = Algeria; Aus = Austria; Bul = Bulgaria;Bur=Burma; Cam = Cambodia; Chi = China; Con = Republic of the Congo; Cro= Croatia; Cyp = Cyprus; Cze = Czechoslovakia; Est = Estonia; FP =French Polynesia French Polynesia,officially Territory of French Polynesia, internally self-governing overseas country (2002 pop. 245,516) of France, consisting of 118 islands in the South Pacific. The capital is Papeete, on Tahiti. ; Fra = France; Gun = Guinea; Ino =Indonesia; IC = IvoryCoast Ivory Coast:see Côte d'Ivoire. ; Ita = Italy; Mal = Mall; Man = Mauritania; Mor = Morocco; Moz =Mozambique; Net = Nether- lands; PN = Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea(păp`ə, –y ; Phl =Philippines; Pol = Poland; Rom = Romania; Rus = Russia; Sen = Senegal;SA = South Africa South Africa,Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. ; Syr = Syria; Tog = Togo; Tun TUN, measure. A vessel of wine or oil, containing four hogsheads. = Tunisia; Ukr = Ukraine HISTORY Here is a brief resume of pertinent items which have appeared inprevious issues of Word Ways. Several of them concentrate on V-Cpatterns which have an excess of Vs or an excess of Cs. In chronologicalorder, the items are: 1. WW68138 Seven-Letter Words in which Dmitri Borgmann lists7-letter words having an excess of Cs or Vs, specifically those with nomore than 2 Vs (28 patterns) or no more than 2Cs (28 patterns)respectively. According to according toprep.1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.2. In keeping with: according to instructions.3. Cohen cohenor kohen(Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , however, most of Borgmann's wordswere taken, without credit, from an article by Robert Hooke Noun 1. Robert Hooke - English scientist who formulated the law of elasticity and proposed a wave theory of light and formulated a theory of planetary motion and proposed the inverse square law of gravitational attraction and discovered the cellular structure of cork (`AlGebra') in the August 1949 issue of The Enigma. 2. WW69136 Vowel vowelSpeech sound in which air from the lungs passes through the mouth with minimal obstruction and without audible friction, like the i in fit. The word also refers to a letter representing such a sound (a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y). Language by Temple G. Porter is a crossword madeof vowel-rich words. 3. WW70213 Six Vowels, Two Of The Other in which Darryl Francislooks for 8-letter words having 6Vs and 2Cs (28 patterns). 4. WW74140 Vowel Tetragrams by Darryl Francis includes severalvowel-rich 8-letter words. More in Colloquy 74213 and 75021. 5. WW77221 Vowel-Consonant Patterns in which Philip Cohen looks for7-letter words with each of the 128 possible V-C patterns. He also notesa few longer vowel-rich words. 6. WW85107 in Dutch Crow-Eggs by George J. Levenbach, we findKOEIEOOG (cow's eye), REEEEELT (a callus callus:see corns and calluses. callusIn botany, soft tissue that forms over a wounded or cut plant surface, leading to healing. A callus arises from cells of the cambium. on a deer), UIEAAIER(onion-caresser), and KRAAIEEI (crow's egg), all 8-lettervowel-rich Dutch words. 7. WW2000236 Near-Alternating Vowels and Consonants in which RossEckler selects the 178 10-letter V-C patterns with no more than 2Cs or2Vs in a run--as the most likely for which to find examples. He confineshis search to Webster's Second Edition. 8. WW2001196 Dual Perms by Rex Gooch includes 8-letter transposalsin which the position occupied by a vowel in one word is occupied by aconsonant consonantAny speech sound characterized by an articulation in which a closure or narrowing of the vocal tract completely or partially blocks the flow of air; also, any letter or symbol representing such a sound. in the other. THE LETTER Y The letter Y sometimes acts as a consonant, sometimes as a vowel.This often prompts Word Ways contributors to specify `Y is treated as aconsonant' or `Y is treated as a vowel'. More often than not,we specify its treatment as a consonant simply because it suits us to doso and also because, subconsciously at least, it intrudes on our conceptof a vowel, namely one of the 5 letters A, E, I, O and U. Perversely, Yacts as a vowel more often than as a consonant. In the History itemsabove, Borgmann (1) treats Y as a consonant whilst Francis (3) treats itas a vowel. Cohen (5) only admits Y in a strictly vocalic vo��cal��ic?adj.1. Containing, marked by, or consisting of vowels.2. Of, relating to, or having the nature of a vowel.vo��cal capacity, andthen only if no better word can be found. In the current article Idon't admit Y in either capacity. Perhaps Tennyson was sending wecontributors a message in his Charge of the Light Brigade Charge of the Light BrigadeRussians massacre English cavalry at Balaklava (1854). [Eur. Hist.: NCE, 212; Br. Lit.: Benét, 186]See : MassacreCharge of the Light Brigade when he said"Their's not to reason why ..." THE PATTERNS A single example is provided for each of the patterns whereverpossible. Palindromes, tautonyms The following is a list of tautonyms: taxonomic names in which the genus and species names are the same. These are allowed in zoology, but not in botany, where the genus and species names must differ (though differences as small as one letter are permitted, as in the Jujube , and phrases are excluded. Gapsindicate patterns for which no word was found. Patterns beginning with aconsonant are referred to as C patterns, and those beginning with avowel as V patterns. Italicised patterns denote those for which 1 to 5 words were found. Underlined patterns denote those for which 1000+ words were found. Asterisked * patterns denote a palindromic pal��in��dro��micadj.Relapsing; recurring. or tautonymic V-Carrangement. The lists read across the pages.VOWEL-CONSONANT PATTERNS IN 7-LETTER WORDS (128 = [2.sup.7] patterns)Cohen (5) found words for all 64 C patterns, and for 61 of the 64 Vpatterns. I present a largely different list, and fill two of thethree missing V patterns leaving vCCCCCC waiting to be filled.7-LETTER C PATTERNSCCCCCCC * LLWCHW[R.sup.5]CCCCCvv SHTCHE[E.sup.5]CCCCvvC SCHMEERCCCvCCv SCRUPLECCCvvCC THROUGHCCCvvvv STRAUUECCvCCvC RHOMBUSCCvCvCv CHARADECCvvCCC THOUGHTCCvvCvv PRAIRIECCvvvvC PLOUIERCvCCCCv NAPHTHACvCCvCC NETWORKCvCCvvv POMPEIICvCvCvC * LEXICONCvCvvCv BEHEADSCvvCCCC WEIGHTSCvvCCvv TOURNEECvvCvvC * LEAGUESCvvvCCv SEEABLECvvvvCC GOOIEST (coll)Cvvvvvv ZOUOUIA (Mor)CCCCCCv THRWSSECCCCvCC SCHLOSSCCCCvvv VNGRAUECCCvCvC PHRASESCCCvvCv SCROOGECCvCCCC KNIGHTSCCvCCvv SHAMPOOCCvCvvC PRONOUNCCvvCCv TREACLECCvvvCC * SHOEINGCCvvvvv CLAIEIECvCCCvC * PANGRAMCvCCvCv BUFFALOCvCvCCC DELIGHTCvCvCvv FATIGUECvCvvvC CURIOUSCvvCCCv MAESTROCvvCvCC MEANINGCvvCvvv NOUVEAUCvvvCvC LIAISONCvvvvCv REUEALECCCCCvC CWMBRANCCCCvCv SCHRENECCCvCCC * STRINGSCCCvCvv SCRAPIECCCvvvC THREIESCCvCCCv CHUCKLECCvCvCC * PROVERBCCvCvvv SPIRAEACCvvCvC SPOONERCCvvvCv SQUEEZ[E.sup.5]CvCCCCC DIRNDLSCvCCCvv MORPHIACvCCvvC WORDIERCvCvCCv GORILLACvCvvCC FOREIGNCvCvvvv SEQUOI[A.sup.5]CvvCCvC DOUBLETCvvCvCv COINAGECvvvCCC COOINGSCvvvCvv SUOIDEA (gale)CvvvvvC * MIAOUED[(wcd).sup.5]7-LETTER V PATTERNSvvvvvvv * OIOUEA[E.sup.2]vvvvvCC AEAEANS[(w2).sup.5]vvvvCCv AIOURNEvvvCvvC AEONIANvvvCCvv IOUKRIEvvvCCCC OUACHRD(Mor)vvCvvCv AUREOLEvvCvCvC AEROBICvvCCvvv EUPNOEAvvCCvCC AUGMENTvvCCCCv AESCHNA (ch)vCvvvvC AQUEOU[S.sup.5]vCvvCvv AQUARIAvCvvCCC UNEARTHvCvCvCv * ANIMATEvCvCCvC UTENSILvCCvvvv AGREEUEvCCvvCC INQUESTvCCvCCv * ENHANCEvCCCvvC APPLAUDvCCCCvv ELSTREEvCCCCCCvvvvvvC IUAEIENvvvvCvv EUAEMI[A.sup.5]vvvvCCC AUOUGHSvvvCvCv OUURAGEvvvCCvC IOUGLERvvCvvvv OUTAOUI[(Mor).sup.5]vvCvvCC OILIESTvvCvCCv AUDIBLEvvCCvvC AUCTIONvvCCCvv * AINTREEvvCCCCC EIGHTH[S.sup.5]vCvvvCv * EQUIAXEvCvvCvC EQUATORvCvCvvv EVACUEEvCvCvCC ITALICSvCvCCCv EXAMPLEvCCvvvC ENVIOUSvCCvCvv EMPORIAvCCvCCC EXTINCTvCCCvCv ATHLETEvCCCCvC UNSCREWvvvvvCv OUAOURI (Mor)vvvvCvC IAIOLERvvvCvvv * OUABAI[O.sup.5]vvvCvCC AEONISTvvvCCCv IOOMBLEvvCvvvC AERIOUSvvCvCvv * AUTOCUEvvCvCCC AIRINGSvvCCvCv AIRLINEvvCCCvC EARTHEDvCvvvvv ARAOUIA[(Mor).sup.5]vCvvvCC EPEEISTvCvvCCv AMIABLEvCvCvvC EROSIONvCvCCvv INERTIAvCvCCCC AMONGSTvCCvvCv OBVIATEvCCvCvC APRICOTvCCCvvv IMPROUEvCCCvCC OSTRICHvCCCCCv * ARCHDDU(place)VOWEL-CONSONANT PATTERNS IN 8-LETTER WORDS (256 = [2.sup.8] patterns)Words were found for 126 of the 128 C patterns, and for 123 of the128 V patterns.8-LETTER C PATTERNSCCCCCCCC * CWMFFRWD(nwd)CCCCCCvvCCCCCvvC PWNCHEONCCCCvCCv SCHRIMPECCCCvvCC SCHNOOKSCCCCvvvvCCCvCCvC CHRISTENCCCvCvCv CHLORINECCCvvCCC * STRAIGHTCCCvvCvv SCHOOLIECCCvvvvC CHLEOUAT (Mor)CCvCCCCv TRINCKLECCvCCvCC * CHAMBERSCCvCCvvv DRAMBUIECCvCvCvC PHONETICCCvCvvCv PTOMAINECCvvCCCC THOUGHTSCCvvCCvv * WHOOPSIECCvvCvvC CROUPIERCCvvvCCv CREAUNCECCvvvvCC * CLEEUERSCCvvvvvv GRIOUIOU (Mor)CvCCCCvC * KICKSHAWCvCCCvCv FILTRATECvCCvCCC PATTERNSCvCCvCvv FORMULAECvCCvvvC GORGEOUSCvCvCCCv RESEMBLECvCvCvCC LIMERICKCvCvCvvv MINUTIAECvCvvCvC * ZODIACALCvCvvvCv RADIOIZECvvCCCCC HEIGHTHSCvvCCCvv SEAMFREECvvCCvvC * QUESTIONCvvCvCCv QUOTABLECvvCvvCC HEAVIESTCvvCvvvv MEULEUEECvvvCCvC QUAINTERCvvvCvCv MEIOCENECvvvvCCC COUEISTSCvvvvCvv CAUEAREECvvvvvvC * REUIUOURCCCCCCCv SCHTSCHICCCCCvCC VTTRMESTCCCCCvvv CHHNGAEU(Cam)CCCCvCvC CHTHONICCCCCvvCv SCHRIEVECCCvCCCC STRENGTHCCCvCCvv STRUTHIOCCCvCvvC SPLENOIDCCCvvCCv SCROUNGECCCvvvCC SPREEINGCCCvvvvv SCREAUUACCvCCCvC * PROMPTEDCCvCCvCv FRACTURECCvCvCCC TWILIGHTCCvCvCvv CRITIQUECCvCvvvC STUDIOUSCCvvCCCv SQUIGGLECCvvCvCC THEORISTCCvvCvvv CLOUSEAUCCvvvCvC SQUEALEDCCvvvvCv TRAUAILECvCCCCCC FISCHSCHCvCCCCvv CONSTRUECvCCCvvC MISCHIEFCvCCvCCv MULTIPLECvCCvvCC LINGUISTCvCCvvvv DESCEIUECvCvCCvC LIPOGRAMCvCvCvCv * LITERATECvCvvCCC RESEARCHCvCvvCvv DETAINEECvCvvvvC HAREIOUSCvvCCCCv COURSCHECvvCCvCC YOURSELFCvvCCvvv COUSTEAUCvvCvCvC DIAGONALCvvCvvCv DIAPAUSECvvvCCCC RAUASCHTCvvvCCvv FEEOFFEECvvvCvvC BEAUTIEDCvvvvCCv COUUERTECvvvvvCC QUEUEINGCvvvvvvv HAOUAOUI(Mor)CCCCCCvC THRWNTERCCCCCvCv HWKSTARECCCCvCCC SCHNAPPSCCCCvCvv SCHKAGUE(Hod)CCCCvvvC PHTHIOICCCCvCCCv * SCRABBLECCCvCvCC PHRASINGCCCvCvvv SCHIZAEA (w2)CCCvvCvC THREATENCCCvvvCv SCRIVANOCCvCCCCC TWELFTHSCCvCCCvv TROCHLEACCvCCvvC FRONTIERCCvCvCCv CHARISMACCvCvvCC CHEQUERSCCvCvvvv BRODIAEA[(w2).sup.4]CCvvCCvC PREACHERCCvvCvCv BREAKAGECCvvvCCC TRIEUMPHCCvvvCvv SQUEEGEECCvvvvvC SLEAUUOLCvCCCCCv WOSCHSSECvCCCvCC * PUZZLINGCvCCCvvv BUDDLEIACvCCvCvC COMPUTERCvCCvvCv DORMOUSECvCvCCCC GALUMPHSCvCvCCvv DISAGREECvCvCvvC DIVISIONCvCvvCCv SEQUENCECvCvvvCC CANOEISTCvCvvvvv BEQUEAUECvvCCCvC POUCHFULCvvCCvCv JAUNDICECvvCvCCC DIADELPHCvvCvCvv DIALOGUECvvCvvvC CAESIOUSCvvvCCCv NOUEMBRECvvvCvCC MIAOWINGCvvvCvvv * BEAULIEUCvvvvCvC GUAIACINCvvvvvCv ZAAOUATA(Mor)8-LETTER V PATTERNSvvvvvvvv *vvvvvvCC OUAOUARG(Mor)vvvvvCCv OUAOUCHA(Mor)vvvvCvvC IEIUNIUMvvvvCCvv IUUENTEEvvvvCCCCvvvCvvCv IEALOUSEvvvCvCvC IAIVELINvvvCCvvv * OUACHAOU(Mor)vvvCCvCC EUECTICSvvvCCCCv UAAKKNMA(Ukr)vvCvvvvC OUTOUAI[S.sup.3]vvCvvCvv * IULOIDEA (w2)vvCvvCCC AUDIENTSvvCvCvCv OOLOGIZEvvCvCCvC AUTUMNALvvCCvvvv AISSAOU[A.sup.3]vvCCvvCC * EARLIESTvvCCvCCv AIGRETTEvvCCCvvC EIGHTEENvvCCCCvv * AUGSTSEE(Aus)vvCCCCCC AARRGHHS(ospd)vCvvvvCv * EGUEIITE (w2)vCvvvCvC ISOIONICvCvvCvvv ABOITEAUvCvvCvCC IDEALISMvCvvCCCv AGAINSTEvCvCvvvC EXIGUOUSvCvCvCvv EPILOGUEvCvCvCCC ISOMORPHvCvCCvCv * OVERTUREvCvCCCvC EVENTFULvCCvvvvv EZZAOUIA (Mor)vCCvvvCC ACQUAINTvCCvvCCv * AMBIENCEvCCvCvvC ADDITIONvCCvCCvv INSIGNIAvCCvCCCC ADJUNCTSvCCCvvCv INCREASEvCCCvCvC ORTHODOXvCCCCvvv ONTCHOUO(Con)vCCCCvCC ABSTRACTvCCCCCCv * ULTSCHNA (Hod)vvvvvvvC AIAOUAIS[(Hod).sup.2]vvvvvCvv EOOAIGE[E.sup.2]vvvvvCCCvvvvCvCv OUUERAGEvvvvCCvC AUAUNCESvvvCvvvv OUAMOUIA(nz)vvvCvvCC OUIGOURSvvvCvCCv UIOLENCEvvvCCvvC AUENTOURvvvCCCvv AUOWTRIEvvvCCCCCvvCvvvCv * IANIUEREvvCvvCvC AUREOLINvvCvCvvv EIRONEIAvvCvCvCC EERINESSvvCvCCCv IACINTHEvvCCvvvC AESTUOUSvvCCvCvv EUPHORIAvvCCvCCC OUTRIGHTvvCCCvCv OOSPHEREvvCCCCvC EARLSHIPvCvvvvvv INOEIOIO(Moz)vCvvvvCC OBEIAUNSvCvvvCCv AQUIESCEvCvvCvvC EQUATIONvCvvCCvv ARAIGNEEvCvvCCCC UNEARTHSvCvCvvCv INITIATEvCvCvCvC * ESOTERICvCvCCvvv APATHEIAvCvCCvCC ISOTHERMvCvCCCCv AFERSCHEvCCvvvvC ANNOIOUSvCCvvCvv ILLOOPOOvCCvvCCC UNLEARNTvCCvCvCv EXPOSUREvCCvCCvC ACROSTICvCCCvvvv INGREEUEvCCCvvCC ALTHOUGHvCCCvCCv EXCHANGEvCCCCvvC OFFSHOOTvCCCCCvv AZGDNDIA(Tun)vCCCCCCCvvvvvvCv OUAOUILA(Mor)vvvvvCvC OIOEIDES (ch)vvvvCvvv OUIANAIA(Mal)vvvvCvCC IUIEMONTvvvvCCCv AUUERGNEvvvCvvvC * IEALIOUSvvvCvCvv UUESULAEvvvCvCCC AEONISTSvvvCCvCv AUENTUREvvvCCCvC IOUSTLESvvCvvvvv AETAEAE[I.sup.2]vvCvvvCC IOWAIANSvvCvvCCv AUDIENCEvvCvCvvC EUROPEANvvCvCCvv AUTOPSIAvvCvCCCC IACINTHSvvCCvvCv AESTUATEvvCCvCvC OUTLINEDvvCCCvvv IERDSEIEvvCCCvCC EARTHISHvvCCCCCv AISCHCHA(Rus)vCvvvvvC AGAIOUAR(Mor)vCvvvCvv * EQUOIDEA (tf)vCvvvCCC EPEEISTSvCvvCvCv EQUALIZEvCvvCCvC ORIENTALvCvCvvvv EPOPOEIAvCvCvvCC ELOQUENTvCvCvCCv UNIVERSEvCvCCvvC ADOPTIONvCvCCCvv URETHRAEvCvCCCCC ABOWGHTSvCCvvvCv INQUEEREvCCvvCvC OPTIONALvCCvCvvv ASSAGAIEvCCvCvCC IRRITANTvCCvCCCv ASSEMBLEvCCCvvvC UNCTUOUSvCCCvCvv INTRIGUEvCCCvCCC * INSTINCTvCCCCvCv INSCRIBEvCCCCCvC ANGSTROM PATTERNS SHARED In Near-Alternating Vowels and [Consonants.sup.7], Ross Ecklercites the apposite ap��po��site?adj.Strikingly appropriate and relevant. See Synonyms at relevant.[Latin appositus, past participle of app EISENHOWER and AUTOCRATIC as sharing the same V-Cpattern vvCvCCvCvC. Amongst 7-letter words, I discovered that HAVANASand CIGARED both have the pattern CvCvCvC. This same pattern forms thebasis of a group of mathematical words ... COSINES, DECIMAL, DIVIDED,DIVISOR divisor - A quantity that evenly divides another quantity.Unless otherwise stated, use of this term implies that the quantities involved are integers. (For non-integers, the more general term factor may be more appropriate.)Example: 3 is a divisor of 15. , FIGURES, HEXAGON, MINUSES, NUMERAL numeral,symbol denoting anumber. The symbol is a member of a family of marks, such as letters, figures, or words, which alone or in a group represent the members of a numeration system. ...and a pair of nearsynonyms: DEDUCED, LOGICALReaders will also be familiar with these 7-letter words:CvCvCvC CAPITAL, LEXICON, LITERAL, SIMILES, VOCALICCvCvCCv BALANCE, CADENCE, CEDILLACvCCvCC BIGRAMS, CASSELL, COLLINS, LADDERS, LETTERS, NETWORK, NUMBERS, PATTERNvCvCvCC ITALICS, EDITINGvCvCCCv EPISTLE, EXAMPLEAmongst 8-letter words, ANGLICAN and ORTHODOX both have the patternvCCCvCvC, and DIVORCES and FINISHED both have the pattern CvCvCCvC.Other groups include:CvCvCvCv DATABASE, GENITIVE, VOWELIZECCvCvCvC CHARADES, CLERIHEW, MNEMONIC, PHONETIC, RHOPALICCvCvCCvC LIPOGRAM, MALAPROP, METAPHOR, REVERSALCvCvCvCC DECODING, DOCUMENT, LIMERICKCCvCCvCC SHIFTING, SNOWBALL, SPELLING, TRIGRAMSCvCCCvCC PANGRAMS, PUZZLING, MISPRINT, WEBSTERS, WORDLESSCvCCvCvC COMPUTER, MATRICES, PENTAGON, SINGULARvCCvCCvC ACROSTIC, ANTIGRAMvCCvCvCv APPOSITE, OBSOLETEvCCvCvCC APHORISM, ASTERISK, INDEXING OPPOSING PATTERNS Each C-V C-V Capacitance-VoltageC-V Schedule V Controlled Substance (USA)pattern has its opposing V-C pattern in which a C in oneword is represented by a V in the other and vice versa VICE VERSA. On the contrary; on opposite sides. . Appropriately,word pairs based on these opposing V-C patterns can have antonymic, ornear antonymic, meanings:7 letters:CvCvCvC--vCvCvCv LOWERED--ELEVATE, FOREVER--EPISODE, BOTANIC-- ANIMATE, RELATES--EVASIVE, SIMILAR--UNALIKE, NOTICES--UNAWARE, DISUSED--UTILIZECvvCvvC--vCCvCCv CAUTION--ADVANCE, WEENIER--IMMENSE8 letters:CvCvCvCC--vCvCvCvv FOREWARD--EPILOGUE Words based on opposing patterns sometimes make phrases, as withthis 7-letter example: CvvCvCv--vCCvCvC LEISURE ARCADES These same two patterns are responsible for he who IMBIBES theOPTIMUM MEASURE of ALCOHOL. The reader might like to try another exercise--searching for pairsof words with back to front V-C patterns such as ANAGRAM anagram[Gr.,=something read backward], rearrangement of the letters of a word or words to make another word or other words. A famous Latin anagram was an answer made out of a question asked by Pilate. (vCvCCvC) andSURNAME (CvCCvCv).