modal en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈməʉdəl/ (Australia)
- /ˈmoʊdəl/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈməʊdəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
From Middle French modal, from Medieval Latin modālis (“pertaining to a mode”), from Latin modus (“mode”). Compare to French, Spanish, and Portuguese modal and Italian modale. By surface analysis, mod(e) + -al.
Meanings
- Of, or relating to a mode or modus.
- Of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause.
- Of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided, associated with emotional moods in Ancient — and in medieval ecclesiastical — music.
- (broadly, of music) Of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided, associated with emotional moods in Ancient — and in medieval ecclesiastical — music. ▸ In a mode which is not major or minor scale, the standard modes used in the Western musical tradition.
- Of, or relating to the modality between propositions.
- Relating to the statistical mode.
- Having separate modes in which user input has different effects.
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Requiring immediate user interaction and thus presented so that it cannot be closed or interacted behind until a decision is made.
a modal dialog; a modal window
Dialogs can be modal, in which case the user is required to provide necessary information before work in the main window can continue, or modeless. Modeless dialogs do not prevent the user from interacting with any of the other windows in the application.
a. 2011, “Dialog Windows”, in Qt Widgets Documentation, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2020:
- (qualifier:metaphysics) Relating to the form of a thing rather to any of its attributes.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most modal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more modal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
quasimodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · trimodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · modality (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · modal jazz (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · transmodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · intermodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · modal filter (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · modal case (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · intramodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · extramodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · submodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · crossmodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · modal logic (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · polymodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · nonmodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · plurimodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · synchromodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · modal scale (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · modalist (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · modally (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · modal shift (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · modal auxiliary (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · neomodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · modal adverb (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · modal particle (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · modalized (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · modalism (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · metamodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · modalise (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · multimodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · antimodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · monomodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · eigenmodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · unimodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · supramodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · quadrimodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · bimodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective)) · heteromodal (Terms derived from modal (adjective))
Relateds
model (Terms related to modal) · module (Terms related to modal) · moderator (Terms related to modal) · mode (Terms related to modal) · mood (Terms related to modal) · moderate (Terms related to modal) · modeler (Terms related to modal) · modulus (Terms related to modal) · moderation (Terms related to modal)
Synonyms
Translations (42)
nl modus- (music: of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided) · de modal (of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause) · gl modal (music: of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided) · ru мода́льный (of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause) · ru мода́льный (logic: of or relating to the modality between prepositions) · nl modus- (relating to the statistical mode) · nl modaal (music: of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided) · sh načinski (of or relating to a mode or modus) · es modal (requiring immediate computer user interaction) · hu modális (requiring immediate computer user interaction) · gl modal (of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause) · hu modális (logic: of or relating to the modality between prepositions) · gl modal (logic: of or relating to the modality between prepositions) · pl modalny (logic: of or relating to the modality between prepositions) · fr modal (of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause) · de modal (of or relating to a mode or modus) · sh načinovni (of or relating to a mode or modus) · fi modaalinen (logic: of or relating to the modality between prepositions) · fi modaalinen (of or relating to a mode or modus) · ru мода́льный (requiring immediate computer user interaction) · nl modaal (logic: of or relating to the modality between prepositions) · hu modális (of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause) · ru ла́довый (music: of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided) · pl modalny (requiring immediate computer user interaction) · nl modaal (requiring immediate computer user interaction) · hu modális (music: of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided) · hu módbeli (of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause) · tl palasakin (logic: of or relating to the modality between prepositions) · pl modalny (of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause) · pl modalny (of or relating to a mode or modus) · de modal (requiring immediate computer user interaction) · fi modaalinen (of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause) · gl modal (requiring immediate computer user interaction) · pl modalny (music: of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided) · nl modaal (of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause) · nl modaal (relating to the statistical mode) · nl modaal (of or relating to a mode or modus) · fi modaalinen (requiring immediate computer user interaction) · nl modus- (of or relating to a mode or modus) · tr kipsel (of or relating to a mode or modus) · pl modalny (relating to the statistical mode) · fi modaalinen (music: of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided)