English[]
Etymology[]
From Medieval Latin modalis (“‘pertaining to a mode’”) < Latin modus (“‘mode’”); see mode. Compare to French, Spanish and Portuguese modal and Italian modale.
Pronunciation[]
- Rhymes: -əʊdəl
Adjective[]
Modal (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})
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- 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
- Template:Statistics relating to the statistical mode.
- Template:Computer science requiring immediate user interaction (often used as modal dialog or modal window)
Synonyms[]
Template:Checksyns
- forming
- conditioning
Derived terms[]
terms derived from modal
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Translations[]
of, relating to, or describing a mode or modus
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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
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of, relating to, or describing two modality between the prepositions in logic
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of, relating to, relating to the statistical mode
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requiring immediate computer user interaction
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Noun[]
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Modal ({{{1}}})
- (logic) A modal proposition
- (linguistics) A modal form, notably a modal auxiliary.
Translations[]
requiring immediate computer user interaction
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modal form, notably a modal auxiliary
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External links[]
- Modal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Modal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams[]
- adlmo,
- dolma
- domal
- MOALD
French[]
Etymology[]
From Medieval Latin modalis, from Latin modus 'mode'.
Adjective[]
Modal m. (f. Modale, m. plural modaux, f. plural Modales)
Derived terms[]
- modalité
- amodal
Noun[]
Modal m. (plural modaux)
- a modal verb
Spanish[]
Adjective[]
Modal m. and f. (plural modales)
Related terms[]
- modales
- modalidad
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