"modular" meaning in English

See modular in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɒdjʊlə(ɹ)/ Audio: En-us-modular.oga
Etymology: From module + -ar. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|module|ar}} module + -ar Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} modular (not comparable)
  1. 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. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-modular-en-adj-1huRDkMF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English terms suffixed with -ar, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 30 5 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 61 29 9 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 63 28 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ar: 73 24 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 24 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 11 4 1 15 18 15 13 1 1 3 18 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 64 26 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 65 27 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 66 26 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 70 25 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 65 27 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 56 30 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 67 25 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 66 26 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 72 25 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 67 26 7
  2. (chiefly mathematics) Of or relating to a module or modules. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (of or relating to a module or modules): модулен (modulen) (Bulgarian), modulární (Czech), moduuli- (Finnish), modulaarinen (Finnish), moduuleista koostuva (Finnish), modulaire (French), modular (German), δομοστοιχειωτός (domostoicheiotós) [masculine] (Greek), δομοστοιχειακός (domostoicheiakós) [masculine] (Greek), modułowy [masculine] (Polish), modular (Portuguese), модульный (modulʹnyj) (Russian), modul- (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-modular-en-adj-e-CBcWeb Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'of or relating to a module or modules': 13 85 3
  3. Relating to mode or modulation. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-modular-en-adj-0t1AOnXY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: modular arithmetic, modular calculus, modular design, modular form, modular smartphone, premodular Related terms: modularize, modularise, module, modularized
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