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Modular
Mod′u-lar
,Adj.
Of or pertaining to mode, modulation, module, or modius;
as,
modular
arrangement; modular
accent; modular
measure.Definition 2024
modular
modular
English
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.
Antonyms
- (consisting of separate modules): monolithic
Derived terms
Translations
of or relating to a module or modules
Related terms
Catalan
Adjective
modular m, f (masculine and feminine plural modulars)
Verb
modular (first-person singular present modulo, past participle modulat)
- to modulate
Conjugation
Conjugation of modular (first conjugation)
| infinitive | modular | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | 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 | |
| — | modula | moduli | modulem | moduleu | modulin | ||
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːɐ̯
Adjective
modular (comparative modularer, superlative am modularsten)
Declension
Positive forms of modular
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| 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 | |
Comparative forms of modular
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist modularer | sie ist modularer | es ist modularer | sie sind modularer | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | modularerer | modularere | modulareres | modularere |
| genitive | modulareren | modularerer | modulareren | modularerer | |
| dative | modularerem | modularerer | modularerem | modulareren | |
| accusative | modulareren | modularere | modulareres | modularere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der modularere | die modularere | das modularere | die modulareren |
| genitive | des modulareren | der modulareren | des modulareren | der modulareren | |
| dative | dem modulareren | der modulareren | dem modulareren | den modulareren | |
| accusative | den modulareren | die modularere | das modularere | die modulareren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein modularerer | eine modularere | ein modulareres | (keine) modulareren |
| genitive | eines modulareren | einer modulareren | eines modulareren | (keiner) modulareren | |
| dative | einem modulareren | einer modulareren | einem modulareren | (keinen) modulareren | |
| accusative | einen modulareren | eine modularere | ein modulareres | (keine) modulareren | |
Superlative forms of modular
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am modularsten | sie ist am modularsten | es ist am modularsten | sie sind am modularsten | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | modularster | modularste | modularstes | modularste |
| genitive | modularsten | modularster | modularsten | modularster | |
| dative | modularstem | modularster | modularstem | modularsten | |
| accusative | modularsten | modularste | modularstes | modularste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der modularste | die modularste | das modularste | die modularsten |
| genitive | des modularsten | der modularsten | des modularsten | der modularsten | |
| dative | dem modularsten | der modularsten | dem modularsten | den modularsten | |
| accusative | den modularsten | die modularste | das modularste | die modularsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein modularster | eine modularste | ein modularstes | (keine) modularsten |
| genitive | eines modularsten | einer modularsten | eines modularsten | (keiner) modularsten | |
| dative | einem modularsten | einer modularsten | einem modularsten | (keinen) modularsten | |
| accusative | einen modularsten | eine modularste | ein modularstes | (keine) modularsten | |
Related terms
- modularisieren
Interlingua
Verb
modular
- to modulate
Conjugation
Conjugation of “modular”
| Nominal forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | modular | ||
| Present | Perfect | ||
| Participles | modulante | modulate | |
| Personal forms | |||
| Simple | Perfect | ||
| Active voice | Present | modula | ha modulate |
| Past | modulava | habeva modulate | |
| Future | modulara | habera modulate | |
| Conditional | modularea | haberea modulate | |
| Imperative | modula | -- | |
| Passive voice | 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
Verb
modular (first-person singular present indicative modulo, 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
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb modular
| Notes:[edit] | ||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-person (eu) |
Second-person (tu) |
Third-person (ele / ela / você) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) |
|
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Impersonal | modular | |||||
| Personal | modular | modulares | modular | modularmos | modulardes | modularem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| modulando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | modulado | modulados | ||||
| Feminine | modulada | moduladas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | modulo | modulas | modula | modulamos | modulais | modulam |
| Imperfect | modulava | modulavas | modulava | modulávamos | moduláveis | modulavam |
| Preterite | modulei | modulaste | modulou | modulamos modulámos |
modulastes | modularam |
| Pluperfect | modulara | modularas | modulara | moduláramos | moduláreis | modularam |
| Future | modularei | modularás | modulará | modularemos | modulareis | modularão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| modularia | modularias | modularia | modularíamos | modularíeis | modulariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | module | modules | module | modulemos | moduleis | modulem |
| Imperfect | modulasse | modulasses | modulasse | modulássemos | modulásseis | modulassem |
| Future | modular | modulares | modular | modularmos | modulardes | modularem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | - | modula | module | modulemos | modulai | modulem |
| Negative (não) | - | modules | module | modulemos | moduleis | modulem |
Adjective
modular m, f (plural modulares, comparable)
- modular (consisting of modules)
Spanish
Adjective
modular m, f (plural modulares)
Verb
modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulé, past participle modulado)
- to modulate
Conjugation
1Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.