modular

English

Etymology

From module +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɒdjʊlə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adjective

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.
    • 2023 July 18, Joe Middleton, “Shapps announces £157m in grants at launch of new UK nuclear body”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      It is hoped that a competition to develop small modular reactors (SMRs) will drive billions of pounds of investment into the technology, which the government hopes will be cheaper and quicker to build than traditional large nuclear power plants.
  2. (chiefly mathematics) Of or relating to a module or modules.
  3. Relating to mode or modulation.

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “consisting of separate modules”): monolithic

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology 1

From mòdul +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Adjective

modular m or f (masculine and feminine plural modulars)

  1. modular

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin modulārī.

Pronunciation

Verb

modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulí, past participle modulat)

  1. to modulate
Conjugation
    Conjugation of modular (first conjugation)
infinitive modular
gerund 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
affirmative — modula moduli modulem moduleu modulin
negative (no) — no modulis no moduli no modulem no moduleu no modulin
Derived terms

Galician

Verb

modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulei, past participle modulado)

  1. to modulate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of modular
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal modular
Personal modular modulares modular modularmos modulardes modularen
Gerund
modulando
Past participle
Masculine modulado modulados
Feminine modulada moduladas
Indicative
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
Present module modules module modulemos moduledes modulen
Imperfect modulase modulases modulase modulásemos modulásedes modulasen
Future modular modulares modular modularmos modulardes modularen
Imperative
Affirmative modula module modulemos modulade modulen
Negative (non) non modules non module non modulemos non moduledes non modulen
    Reintegrated conjugation of modular (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / 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 modulades, modulais modulam
Imperfect modulava modulavas modulava modulávamos modulávades, moduláveis, modulávais1 modulavam
Preterite modulei modulaste, modulache1 modulou modulamos modulastes modulárom, modularam
Pluperfect modulara modularas modulara moduláramos modulárades, moduláreis, modulárais1 modularam
Future modularei modularás modulará modularemos modularedes, modulareis modularám, modularão
Conditional modularia modularias modularia modularíamos modularíades, modularíeis, modularíais1 modulariam
Subjunctive
Present module modules module modulemos moduledes, moduleis modulem
Imperfect modulasse modulasses modulasse modulássemos modulássedes, modulásseis modulassem
Future modular modulares modular modularmos modulardes modularem
Imperative
Affirmative modula module modulemos modulade, modulai modulem
Negative (nom) nom modules nom module nom modulemos nom moduledes, nom moduleis nom modulem

1Less recommended.

German

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

Adjective

modular (strong nominative masculine singular modularer, comparative modularer, superlative am modularsten)

  1. modular

Declension

Positive forms of modular
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
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
Comparative forms of modular
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
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
Superlative forms of modular
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
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
  • modularisieren

Further reading

  • “modular” in Duden online
  • “modular” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Interlingua

Verb

modular

  1. to modulate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of modular
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

Etymology 1

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]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mu.duˈla.ɾi/ [mu.ðuˈla.ɾi]

Adjective

modular m or f (plural modulares)

  1. modular (consisting of modules)

Etymology 2

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]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mu.duˈla.ɾi/ [mu.ðuˈla.ɾi]

Verb

modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulei, past participle modulado)

  1. (transitive) to modulate (to regulate, adjust or adapt)
  2. (transitive, music) to modulate (to change the pitch, intensity or tone of one’s voice or of a musical instrument)
  3. (transitive, electronics) to modulate (to vary the amplitude, frequency or phase of a carrier wave)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of modular (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
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

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French modulaire or English modular. By surface analysis, modul +‎ -ar.

Adjective

modular m or n (feminine singular modulară, masculine plural modulari, feminine and neuter plural modulare)

  1. modular

Declension

Declension of modular
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 m or f (masculine and feminine plural modulares)

  1. modular

Verb

modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulé, past participle modulado)

  1. to modulate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of modular (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
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.

    Selected combined forms of modular

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
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

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