module /modˈūl/ noun- A small measure or quantity
- A unit of size, used in standardized planning of buildings and design of components
- A self-contained unit forming part of a spacecraft or other structure
- A standard unit or part of machinery, etc in a system
- A set course forming a unit in an educational scheme
- An assembly within a geometrical framework of electronic units functioning as a system
- A component part of a program, complete in itself and with its own function (computing)
- A measure, often the semidiameter of a column, for regulating proportions of other parts (architecture)
- A model, image (Shakespeare)
ORIGIN: L modulus, dimin of modus a measure modˈular adjective modularˈity noun modularizāˈtion or modularisāˈtion noun modˈularize or modˈularise transitive verb (of a college, university, etc) to adopt a teaching system based on modules modˈulo adverb (mathematics) With respect to a (specified) modulus modˈulus noun (pl moduli /modˈū-lī/) - A constant multiplier or coefficient (mathematics)
- A quantity used as a divisor to produce classes of quantities, each class distinguished by its members yielding the same remainders (mathematics)
- The positive square root of the sum of the squares of the real and imaginary parts of a complex number (mathematics)
- A quantity expressing the relation between a force and the effect produced
modular construction noun (computing) The construction of hardware and software using interchangeable modules |