"modifier" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɒdɪfaɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɑdɪfaɪɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-modifier.wav Forms: modifiers [plural]
Etymology: From modify + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|modify|-er|id2=agent noun}} modify + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} modifier (plural modifiers)
  1. One who, or that which, modifies. Translations (one who modifies): модифика́тор (modifikátor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), modificador [masculine] (Catalan), muunnin (Finnish), modifikaattori (Finnish), modificateur [masculine] (French), modificador [masculine] (Galician), Modifikator [masculine] (German), اصلاحگر (Persian), modyfikator [masculine] (Polish), modificador [masculine] (Portuguese), модифика́тор (modifikátor) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-modifier-en-noun-en:any_person_or_thing_that_modifies Categories (other): Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 35 12 42 Disambiguation of 'one who modifies': 53 16 8 23
  2. (grammar) A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase. (It may be any of the following: an adjective phrase, an adverb phrase, a prepositional phrase, a noun phrase, or a subordinate clause.) Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase): 修飾語 /修饰语 (xiūshìyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), přívlastek [masculine] (Czech), modificeerder [masculine] (Dutch), määrite (Finnish), määriteosa (Finnish), modificateur [masculine] (French), Attribut [neuter] (German), Bestimmungswort [neuter] (German), Bestimmung [feminine] (German), विशेषण (viśeṣaṇ) [masculine] (Hindi), jelző (Hungarian), szabad bővítmény (Hungarian), 修飾語 (shūshokugo) (alt: しゅうしょくご) (Japanese), 修飾子 (shūshokushi) (alt: しゅうしょくし) (Japanese), 수식어 (susigeo) (Korean), വിശേഷണം (viśēṣaṇaṁ) (Malayalam), ഭേദകം (bhēdakaṁ) (Malayalam), adledd [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), وصفال (Persian), przydawka [feminine] (Polish), modificador [masculine] (Portuguese), определе́ние (opredelénije) [neuter] (Russian), विशेषण (viśeṣaṇa) [masculine] (Sanskrit), modificador [masculine] (Spanish), attribut [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-modifier-en-noun-en:grammar Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 9 37 11 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 35 12 42 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 36 11 43 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'grammar: qualifying word, clause or phrase': 2 66 14 17
  3. (programming) A keyword that qualifies the meaning of other code. Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-modifier-en-noun-en:programming Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 9 37 11 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 35 12 42 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 36 11 43 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
  4. (computing) Short for modifier key. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: modifier key Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-modifier-en-noun-en:modifier_key__elliptically Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 25 15 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 9 37 11 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 31 7 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 26 16 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 27 11 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 33 12 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 30 12 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 14 29 14 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 11 31 12 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 35 12 42 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 36 11 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 12 31 13 45 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 36 10 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 8 33 15 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 10 23 21 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 10 31 10 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 11 30 13 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 10 31 10 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 28 15 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 12 31 13 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 16 30 12 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 31 14 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 13 30 10 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 31 10 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 10 30 12 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 27 10 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 35 12 43 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: qualifier Derived forms: access modifier, compound modifier, dangling modifier, modifier key, small ubiquitin-related modifier, squinting modifier Related terms: postmodifier, premodifier

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "alt": "しゅうしょくご",
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