modular
English
Etymology
module + -ar
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
- (consisting of separate modules): monolithic
Derived terms
- modular design
- premodular
Related terms
- modularize/modularise
- module
- modularized
Translations
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Anagrams
- moulard
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /mo.duˈla/
- (Central) IPA(key): /mu.duˈla/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /mo.duˈlaɾ/
Adjective
modular (masculine and feminine plural modulars)
- modular
Verb
modular (first-person singular present modulo, past participle modulat)
- to modulate
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
- freqüència modulada
- modulació
Galician
Verb
modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulei, past participle modulado)
- to modulate
Conjugation
singular | plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
impersonal | modular | |||||
personal | modular | modulares | modular | modularmos | modulardes | modularen |
Gerund | ||||||
modulando | ||||||
Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
masculine | modulado | modulados | ||||
feminine | modulada | moduladas | ||||
Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
present | modulo | modulas | modula | modulamos | modulades | modulan |
imperfect | modulaba | modulabas | modulaba | modulabamos | modulabades | modulaban |
preterite | modulei | modulaches | modulou | modulamos | modulastes | modularon |
pluperfect | modulara | modularas | modulara | modularamos | modularades | modularan |
future | modularei | modularás | modulará | modularemos | modularedes | modularán |
conditional | modularía | modularías | modularía | modulariamos | modulariades | modularían |
Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
present | module | modules | module | modulemos | moduledes | modulen |
preterite | modulase | modulases | modulase | modulásemos | modulásedes | modulasen |
future | modular | modulares | modular | modularmos | modulardes | modularen |
Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
affirmative | – | modula | module | modulemos | modulade | modulen |
negative | – | modules | module | modulemos | moduledes | modulen |
Related terms
- modulación
German
Pronunciation
Audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːɐ̯
Adjective
modular (strong nominative masculine singular modularer, comparative modularer, superlative am modularsten)
- modular
Declension
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 |
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 |
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
Further reading
- “modular” in Duden online
- “modular” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Interlingua
Verb
modular
- to modulate
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]
Adjective
modular m or f (plural modulares)
- modular (consisting of modules)
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]
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
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 | modulamos1, modulámos2 | 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) | não modules | não module | não modulemos | não moduleis | não modulem |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Romanian
Etymology
From French modulaire or English modular.
Adjective
modular m or n (feminine singular modulară, masculine plural modulari, feminine and neuter plural modulare)
- modular
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
Adjective
modular (plural modulares)
- modular
Verb
modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulé, past participle modulado)
- to modulate
Conjugation
infinitive | modular | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | modulando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | modulado | modulada | |||||
plural | modulados | moduladas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | modulo | modulastú modulásvos | modula | modulamos | moduláis | modulan | |
imperfect | modulaba | modulabas | modulaba | modulábamos | modulabais | modulaban | |
preterite | modulé | modulaste | moduló | modulamos | modulasteis | modularon | |
future | modularé | modularás | modulará | modularemos | modularéis | modularán | |
conditional | modularía | modularías | modularía | modularíamos | modularíais | modularían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | module | modulestú modulésvos2 | module | modulemos | moduléis | modulen | |
imperfect (ra) | modulara | modularas | modulara | moduláramos | modularais | modularan | |
imperfect (se) | modulase | modulases | modulase | modulásemos | modulaseis | modulasen | |
future1 | modulare | modulares | modulare | moduláremos | modulareis | modularen | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | modulatú modulávos | module | modulemos | modulad | modulen | ||
negative | no modules | no module | no modulemos | no moduléis | no modulen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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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
- demodular
Further reading
- “modular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014