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modular
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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.
- 2023 July 18, Joe Middleton, “Shapps announces £157m in grants at launch of new UK nuclear body”, in The Guardian:
- It is hoped that a competition to develop small modular reactors (SMRs) will drive billions of pounds of investment into the technology, which the government hopes will be cheaper and quicker to build than traditional large nuclear power plants.
- (chiefly mathematics) Of or relating to a module or modules.
- Relating to mode or modulation.
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “consisting of separate modules”): monolithic
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Translations
of or relating to a module or modules
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Catalan
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Adjective
modular m or f (masculine and feminine plural modulars)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulí, past participle modulat)
- to modulate
Conjugation
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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
Adjective
modular (strong nominative masculine singular modularer, comparative modularer, superlative am modularsten)
Declension
Positive forms of modular
Comparative forms of modular
Superlative forms of modular
Related terms
- modularisieren
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Interlingua
Verb
modular
- to modulate
Conjugation
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Portuguese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Adjective
modular m or f (plural modulares)
- modular (consisting of modules)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
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.
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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)
Declension
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Spanish
Pronunciation
Adjective
modular m or f (masculine and feminine plural modulares)
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.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “modular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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