major mode
AmericanEtymology
Origin of major mode
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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In the second major mode, the researchers observed a significant correlation between fluctuations in reservoir levels in the central area and shifts in TOC concentrations.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2024
The ferry service is a major mode of public transport linking Yangon with four townships to the south.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2022
"Monkeypox can be biologically transmitted through respiratory droplets, but is that what's driving the spread? Or is it a minor mode of transmission or is that a major mode of transmission?"
From Salon • Aug. 3, 2022
Simply talking face to face seems to be a major mode of transmission.
From Washington Post • May 22, 2020
These Greek modes are the basis on which all our modern ideas of tonality rest; for our major mode is simply the Greek Lydian, and our minor mode the Æolian.
From Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University by Baltzell, W. J. (Winton James)
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