different between modular vs generic

English

Etymology

module +? -ar

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.
2. (chiefly mathematics) Of or relating to a module or modules.
3. Relating to mode or modulation.

Antonyms

• (consisting of separate modules): monolithic

Derived terms

• modular design

Related terms

• modularize/modularise
• module
• modularized

Translations

Anagrams

• moulard

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /mo.du?la/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /mu.du?la/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /mo.du?la?/

Adjective

modular (masculine and feminine plural modulars)

1. modular

Verb

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

1. to modulate

Conjugation

Derived terms

• freqüència modulada
• modulació

Galician

Verb

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

1. to modulate

Conjugation

Related terms

• modulación

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a???

Adjective

modular (comparative modularer, superlative am modularsten)

1. modular

Declension

Related terms

• modularisieren

Further reading

• “modular” in Duden online

Interlingua

Verb

modular

1. to modulate

Conjugation

Portuguese

Adjective

modular m or f (plural modulares, comparable)

1. modular (consisting of modules)

Verb

modular (first-person singular present indicative modulo, 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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /modu?la?/, [mo.ð?u?la?]

Adjective

modular (plural modulares)

1. modular

Verb

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

1. to modulate

Conjugation

Derived terms

• demodular

English

Alternative forms

• generick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French générique, from Latin genus (“genus, kind”) + -ic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d???n???k/
• Hyphenation: gen?er?ic
• Rhymes: -?r?k

Adjective

generic (comparative more generic, superlative most generic)

1. very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups (genera) as opposed to specific instances.
   • 1864, Walter Bagehot, "Wordsworth, Tennyson, and Browning; or, Pure, Ornate, and Grotesque Art in English Poetry", in The National Review Volume 19

     […] the essence is that such self-describing poets describe what is in them, but not peculiar to them, – what is generic, not what is special and individual.

2. lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise
3. (of a product or drug) not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents
4. (taxonomy) pertaining to a taxon at the rank of genus
5. relating to gender
6. (grammar) specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene

   Words like salesperson and firefighter are generic.

7. (computing, of procedures) written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter
8. (geometry, of a point) having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field

Synonyms

• (comprehensive): broad, general, classic; see also Thesaurus:generic
• (lacking in precision): fuzzy, indefinite; see also Thesaurus:vague
• (lacking a brand): unbranded

Antonyms

• (comprehensive): specific, particular, concrete; see also Thesaurus:specific
• (lacking a brand): non-generic, proprietary, branded
• (neither masculine nor feminine): gendered

Derived terms

• genericity
• genericness
• generic you

Translations

Noun

generic (plural generics)

1. A product sold under a generic name.
2. A wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties.
3. (grammar) A term that specifies neither male nor female.

Translations

Related terms

• gender
• genus

Anagrams

• energic

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French générique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?e?ne.rik/

Adjective

generic m or n (feminine singular generic?, masculine plural generici, feminine and neuter plural generice)

1. generic

Declension

Noun

generic n (plural generice)

1. (television, film) credits, titles

Declension