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modal
English
Etymology
From Middle French modal, from Medieval Latin modalis (“pertaining to a mode”), from Latin modus (“mode”); see mode. Compare to French, Spanish and Portuguese modal and Italian modale.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??d?l
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.
- Antonym: modeless
- (graphical user interface) Requiring immediate user interaction and thus presented so that it cannot be closed or interacted behind until a decision is made.
- a modal dialog; a modal window
- Antonym: modeless
- (metaphysics) Relating to the form of a thing rather to any of its attributes
Synonyms
- forming
- conditioning
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
modal (plural modals)
- (logic) A modal proposition.
- (linguistics) A modal form, notably a modal auxiliary.
- (grammar) A modal verb.
- Using the same type of distributional criterion, we could argue that only a Verb (in its base form) can occur in the position marked — in (23) below to complete the sentence:
(23) They/it can —
[...]
Conversely, the only type of word which could be used to begin a three-word sentence such as (25) below:
(25) — I be frank?
is a Modal: cf. [...]
- Using the same type of distributional criterion, we could argue that only a Verb (in its base form) can occur in the position marked — in (23) below to complete the sentence:
- (graphical user interface) A modal window, one that cannot be closed until a decision is made.
- 1996, OOPSLA '96: Conference on Object-Oriented Programming Systems, Languages, and Applications (volume 31, issues 10-12)
- Modal screen elements are subtrees which, when activated, disable all elements external to them. Examples of modals are yes-no message boxes and the application itself.
- 1996, OOPSLA '96: Conference on Object-Oriented Programming Systems, Languages, and Applications (volume 31, issues 10-12)
Translations
See also
- semimodal
Further reading
- modal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- modal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Dolma, MOALD, dolma, domal
French
Etymology
From Medieval Latin modalis, from Latin modus 'mode'.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?.dal/
Adjective
modal (feminine singular modale, masculine plural modaux, feminine plural modales)
- modal
Derived terms
- modalité
- amodal
Noun
modal m (plural modaux)
- a modal verb
Further reading
- “modal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo?da?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
modal (not comparable)
- modal
Declension
Indonesian
Etymology
From Tamil ????? (mutal, “principal, fund, capital, money yielding interest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?mo.d?al]
- Hyphenation: mo?dal
Noun
modal (first-person possessive modalku, second-person possessive modalmu, third-person possessive modalnya)
- capital,
- money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
- (figuratively) goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- “modal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese
Adjective
modal m or f (plural modais, comparable)
- modal (all senses)
Romanian
Etymology
From French modal
Adjective
modal m or n (feminine singular modal?, masculine plural modali, feminine and neuter plural modale)
- modal
Declension
Spanish
Adjective
modal (plural modales)
- modal
Related terms
- modales
- modalidad
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amodal
English
Etymology
From a- +? modal
Adjective
amodal (not comparable)
- Not modal (in any sense)
Translations
Portuguese
Adjective
amodal m or f (plural amodais, comparable)
- amodal (not modal)
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