modular

== English == === Etymology === From module + -ar. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɒdjʊlə(ɹ)/ (General American, Atlantic Canada) IPA(key): /ˈmɑd͡ʒəlɚ/ === Adjective === modular (not comparable) 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. Antonym: monolithic (chiefly mathematics) Of or relating to a module or modules. Relating to mode or modulation. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== modularize/modularise module modularized ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === moulard == Catalan == === Etymology 1 === From mòdul +‎ -ar. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [mu.ðuˈlar] IPA(key): (Balearic) [mo.ðuˈla] IPA(key): (Valencia) [mo.ðuˈlaɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [mo.ðuˈlar] ==== Adjective ==== modular m or f (masculine and feminine plural modulars) modular === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Latin modulārī. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [mu.ðuˈla] IPA(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [mo.ðuˈla] IPA(key): (Valencia) [mo.ðuˈlaɾ] ==== Verb ==== modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulí, past participle modulat) to modulate ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== freqüència modulada modulació == Galician == === Verb === modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulei, past participle modulado) to modulate ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== modulación == German == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aːɐ̯ === Adjective === modular (strong nominative masculine singular modularer, comparative modularer, superlative am modularsten) modular ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== modularisieren === Further reading === “modular” in Duden online “modular”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) == Interlingua == === Verb === modular to modulate ==== Conjugation ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== ==== Adjective ==== modular m or f (plural modulares) modular (consisting of modules) === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== ==== Verb ==== modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulei, past participle modulado) (transitive) to modulate (to regulate, adjust or adapt) (transitive, music) to modulate (to change the pitch, intensity or tone of one’s voice or of a musical instrument) (transitive, electronics) to modulate (to vary the amplitude, frequency or phase of a carrier wave) ===== Conjugation ===== === Further reading === “modular”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “modular”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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/neuter plural modulare) modular ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /moduˈlaɾ/ [mo.ð̞uˈlaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: mo‧du‧lar === Adjective === modular m or f (masculine and feminine plural modulares) modular === Verb === modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulé, past participle modulado) to modulate ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “modular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025