modular

English Online Dictionary. What means modular‎? What does modular mean?

English

Etymology

From module +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɒdjʊlə(ɹ)/

Adjective

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.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “consisting of separate modules”): monolithic

Derived terms

Related terms

• modularize/modularise
• module
• modularized

Translations

Anagrams

• moulard

Catalan

Etymology 1

From mòdul +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [mu.ðuˈlar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mo.ðuˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mo.ðuˈlaɾ]

Adjective

modular m or f (masculine and feminine plural modulars)

1. modular

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin modulārī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [mu.ðuˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mo.ðuˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mo.ðuˈlaɾ]

Verb

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

1. to modulate

Conjugation

Derived terms

• freqüència modulada
• modulació

Galician

Verb

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

1. to modulate

Conjugation

Related terms

• modulación

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

Adjective

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

1. modular

Declension

Related terms

• modularisieren

Further reading

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

Interlingua

Verb

modular

1. to modulate

Conjugation

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adjective

modular m or f (plural modulares)

1. modular (consisting of modules)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

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)

Conjugation

Romanian

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

1. modular

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

modular m or f (masculine and feminine plural modulares)

1. modular

Verb

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

1. to modulate

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

• “modular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28