modal
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Contents |
[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Medieval Latin modalis (“pertaining to a mode”), from Latin modus (“mode”); see mode. Compare to French, Spanish and Portuguese modal and Italian modale.
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊdəl
[edit] Adjective
modal (comparative more modal, superlative most modal)
- of, or relating to a mode or modus
- (grammar) of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause
- (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
- (logic) of, or relating to the modality between propositions
- (statistics) relating to the statistical mode.
- (computing) Having separate modes in which user input has different effects.
- (computer science) requiring immediate user interaction (often used as modal dialog or modal window)
[edit] Synonyms
- The terms below need to be checked and allocated to the definitions (senses) of the headword above. Each term should appear in the sense for which it is appropriate. Use the template {{sense|"gloss"}}, substituting a short version of the definition for "gloss".
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived from modal
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
of, relating to, or describing 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
|
of, relating to, relating to the statistical mode
|
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
Translations to be checked
|
[edit] Noun
modal (plural modals)
- (logic) A modal proposition
- (linguistics) A modal form, notably a modal auxiliary.
[edit] Translations
requiring immediate computer user interaction
|
[edit] External links
- modal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- modal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Anagrams
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From Medieval Latin modalis, from Latin modus 'mode'.
[edit] Pronunciation
-
Audio (Belgium) (file)
[edit] Adjective
modal m. (f. modale, m. plural modaux, f. plural modales)
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Noun
modal m. (plural modaux)
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Adjective
modal m. and f. (plural modales)
[edit] Related terms
Categories:
- English terms derived from Medieval Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English adjectives
- en:Grammar
- en:Music
- en:Logic
- en:Statistics
- en:Computing
- en:Computer science
- English nouns
- en:Linguistics
- French terms derived from Medieval Latin
- French terms derived from Latin
- French adjectives
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French countable nouns
- Spanish adjectives