modular

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

module +‎ -ar

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɒdjʊlə(ɹ)/
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Adjective[edit]

modular (not comparable)

  1. Consisting of separate modules; especially where each module performs or fulfills some specified function and could be replaced by a similar module for the same function, independently of the other modules.
  2. (chiefly mathematics) Of or relating to a module or modules.
  3. Relating to mode or modulation.

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From mòdul +‎ -ar.

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modular m or f (masculine and feminine plural modulars)

  1. modular

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Latin modulārī.

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Verb[edit]

modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulí, past participle modulat)

  1. to modulate
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Galician[edit]

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modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulei, past participle modulado)

  1. to modulate

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German[edit]

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modular (strong nominative masculine singular modularer, comparative modularer, superlative am modularsten)

  1. modular

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Further reading[edit]

  • modular” in Duden online
  • modular” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Interlingua[edit]

Verb[edit]

modular

  1. to modulate

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mu.duˈlaɾ/ [mu.ðuˈlaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mu.duˈla.ɾi/ [mu.ðuˈla.ɾi]

Adjective[edit]

modular m or f (plural modulares)

  1. modular (consisting of modules)

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Pronunciation[edit]

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mu.duˈlaɾ/ [mu.ðuˈlaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mu.duˈla.ɾi/ [mu.ðuˈla.ɾi]

Verb[edit]

modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulei, past participle modulado)

  1. (transitive) to modulate (to regulate, adjust or adapt)
  2. (transitive, music) to modulate (to change the pitch, intensity or tone of one’s voice or of a musical instrument)
  3. (transitive, electronics) to modulate (to vary the amplitude, frequency or phase of a carrier wave)
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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French modulaire or English modular. By surface analysis, modul +‎ -ar.

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modular m or n (feminine singular modulară, masculine plural modulari, feminine and neuter plural modulare)

  1. modular

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Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /moduˈlaɾ/ [mo.ð̞uˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: mo‧du‧lar

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modular m or f (masculine and feminine plural modulares)

  1. modular

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modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulé, past participle modulado)

  1. to modulate

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