modular
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɒdjʊlə(ɹ)/
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective
modular (not comparable)
- 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.
- (chiefly mathematics) Of or relating to a module or modules.
- Relating to mode or modulation.
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “consisting of separate modules”): monolithic
Derived terms
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Catalan
Pronunciation
Pronunciation
Verb
modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulí, past participle modulat)
- to modulate
Conjugation
| infinitive | modular | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | modulant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | modulat | modulada | |||||
| plural | modulats | modulades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | modulo | modules | modula | modulem | moduleu | modulen | |
| imperfect | modulava | modulaves | modulava | modulàvem | modulàveu | modulaven | |
| future | modularé | modularàs | modularà | modularem | modulareu | modularan | |
| preterite | modulí | modulares | modulà | modulàrem | modulàreu | modularen | |
| conditional | modularia | modularies | modularia | modularíem | modularíeu | modularien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | moduli | modulis | moduli | modulem | moduleu | modulin | |
| imperfect | modulés | modulessis | modulés | moduléssim | moduléssiu | modulessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| affirmative | — | modula | moduli | modulem | moduleu | modulin | |
| negative (no) | — | no modulis | no moduli | no modulem | no moduleu | no modulin | |
Derived terms
Galician
Verb
modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulei, past participle modulado)
- to modulate
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
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German
Pronunciation
Audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːɐ̯
Adjective
modular (strong nominative masculine singular modularer, comparative modularer, superlative am modularsten)
Declension
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist modular | sie ist modular | es ist modular | sie sind modular | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | modularer | modulare | modulares | modulare |
| genitive | modularen | modularer | modularen | modularer | |
| dative | modularem | modularer | modularem | modularen | |
| accusative | modularen | modulare | modulares | modulare | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der modulare | die modulare | das modulare | die modularen |
| genitive | des modularen | der modularen | des modularen | der modularen | |
| dative | dem modularen | der modularen | dem modularen | den modularen | |
| accusative | den modularen | die modulare | das modulare | die modularen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein modularer | eine modulare | ein modulares | (keine) modularen |
| genitive | eines modularen | einer modularen | eines modularen | (keiner) modularen | |
| dative | einem modularen | einer modularen | einem modularen | (keinen) modularen | |
| accusative | einen modularen | eine modulare | ein modulares | (keine) modularen | |
Related terms
- modularisieren
Interlingua
Conjugation
| infinitive | modular | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| participle | present | perfect | |
| modulante | modulate | ||
| active | simple | perfect | |
| present | modula | ha modulate | |
| past | modulava | habeva modulate | |
| future | modulara | habera modulate | |
| conditional | modularea | haberea modulate | |
| imperative | modula | ||
| passive | simple | perfect | |
| present | es modulate | ha essite modulate | |
| past | esseva modulate | habeva essite modulate | |
| future | essera modulate | habera essite modulate | |
| conditional | esserea modulate | haberea essite modulate | |
| imperative | sia modulate | ||
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mo.duˈlaʁ/ [mo.duˈlah]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /mo.duˈlaɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /mo.duˈlaʁ/ [mo.duˈlaχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mo.duˈlaɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mu.duˈlaɾ/ [mu.ðuˈlaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mu.duˈla.ɾi/ [mu.ðuˈla.ɾi]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mo.duˈla(ʁ)/ [mo.duˈla(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /mo.duˈla(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /mo.duˈla(ʁ)/ [mo.duˈla(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mo.duˈla(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mu.duˈlaɾ/ [mu.ðuˈlaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mu.duˈla.ɾi/ [mu.ðuˈla.ɾi]
Verb
modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulei, past participle modulado)
- (transitive) to modulate (to regulate, adjust or adapt)
- (transitive, music) to modulate (to change the pitch, intensity or tone of one’s voice or of a musical instrument)
- (transitive, electronics) to modulate (to vary the amplitude, frequency or phase of a carrier wave)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Romanian
Adjective
modular m or n (feminine singular modulară, masculine plural modulari, feminine and neuter plural modulare)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | modular | modulară | modulari | modulare | ||
| definite | modularul | modulara | modularii | modularele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | modular | modulare | modulari | modulare | ||
| definite | modularului | modularei | modularilor | modularelor | |||
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moduˈlaɾ/ [mo.ð̞uˈlaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: mo‧du‧lar
Verb
modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulé, past participle modulado)
- to modulate
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive modular | |||||||
| dative | modularme | modularte | modularle, modularse | modularnos | modularos | modularles, modularse | |
| accusative | modularme | modularte | modularlo, modularla, modularse | modularnos | modularos | modularlos, modularlas, modularse | |
| with gerund modulando | |||||||
| dative | modulándome | modulándote | modulándole, modulándose | modulándonos | modulándoos | modulándoles, modulándose | |
| accusative | modulándome | modulándote | modulándolo, modulándola, modulándose | modulándonos | modulándoos | modulándolos, modulándolas, modulándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative modula | |||||||
| dative | modúlame | modúlate | modúlale | modúlanos | not used | modúlales | |
| accusative | modúlame | modúlate | modúlalo, modúlala | modúlanos | not used | modúlalos, modúlalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative modulá | |||||||
| dative | modulame | modulate | modulale | modulanos | not used | modulales | |
| accusative | modulame | modulate | modulalo, modulala | modulanos | not used | modulalos, modulalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative module | |||||||
| dative | modúleme | not used | modúlele, modúlese | modúlenos | not used | modúleles | |
| accusative | modúleme | not used | modúlelo, modúlela, modúlese | modúlenos | not used | modúlelos, modúlelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative modulemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | modulémoste | modulémosle | modulémonos | modulémoos | modulémosles | |
| accusative | not used | modulémoste | modulémoslo, modulémosla | modulémonos | modulémoos | modulémoslos, modulémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative modulad | |||||||
| dative | moduladme | not used | moduladle | moduladnos | modulaos | moduladles | |
| accusative | moduladme | not used | moduladlo, moduladla | moduladnos | modulaos | moduladlos, moduladlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative modulen | |||||||
| dative | modúlenme | not used | modúlenle | modúlennos | not used | modúlenles, modúlense | |
| accusative | modúlenme | not used | modúlenlo, modúlenla | modúlennos | not used | modúlenlos, modúlenlas, modúlense | |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “modular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014