question about vocab!?

[Burning Eyes]

i got a homework assignment to do a nametag for class, maybe this is stupid question but wtf is a melodius(sp) pattern?

[timpaatkins]

Probably a pattern that has certain rhythm to it, following a certain "flow". Maybe its not asymetrical or "uneven". You know, sometimes you see a pattern, and it just kinda flows over your eyes, other times there are patterns that "stick" and are jagged. Look at a music sheet, it has a certain flow, you can almost see the tempo and tone before hearing it being played.
Damn its hard to try and describe something like that without reading like a total idiot... Hope you understand what i mean!
Good Luck!