modular en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Midwestern-US) audio
- /ˈmɑd͡ʒəlɚ/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
- /ˈmɒdjʊlə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈmɒd͡ʒəlɚ/ (Boston, Canada, Maine)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin moduluslbor. French modulebor. English module English -ar English modular From module + -ar.
Meanings
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(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.
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.
2023 July 18, Joe Middleton, “Shapps announces £157m in grants at launch of new UK nuclear body”, in The Guardian:
- (not-comparable) Of or relating to a module or modules.
- (not-comparable) Relating to mode or modulation.
Antonyms
Deriveds
modular home · unimodular · immunomodular · modular design · modular calculus · micromodular · modularisation · modular programming · modular arithmetic · nonmodular · premodular · orthomodular · intermodular · submodular · modularly · modularist · modular building · paramodular · protomodular · monomodular · modularity · multimodular · intramodular · supramodular · semimodular · bimodular · modular form · trimodular · quasimodular · dimodular · modularization · modular smartphone · extramodular · tetramodular · antimodular · supermodular · modularism
Relateds
modularise · modularize · module · modularized
Translations (16)
he פִּרְקָנִי (of or relating to a module or modules) · fr modulaire (of or relating to a module or modules) · el δομοστοιχειακός (of or relating to a module or modules) · cs modulární (of or relating to a module or modules) · el δομοστοιχειωτός (of or relating to a module or modules) · sv modul- (of or relating to a module or modules) · bg модулен (of or relating to a module or modules) · pt modular (of or relating to a module or modules) · la modulāris (of or relating to a module or modules) · he מוֹדוּלָרִי (of or relating to a module or modules) · pl modułowy (of or relating to a module or modules) · ru модульный (of or relating to a module or modules) · fi modulaarinen (of or relating to a module or modules) · fi moduuli- (of or relating to a module or modules) · de modular (of or relating to a module or modules) · nl modulair (of or relating to a module or modules)