modal
1of or relating to mode, manner, or form.
Music.
relating to mode, as distinguished from key.
based on a scale other than major or minor.
Also single modal. Transportation. relating to or suitable for transportation involving only one form of a carrier, such as truck, rail, or ship.: Compare bimodal (def. 3), intermodal.
Grammar. being or relating to mood.
Philosophy. relating to a mode of a thing, as distinguished from one of its basic attributes or from its substance or matter.
Statistics. relating to the mode, the value that occurs most frequently in a particular data set, population, etc.
Logic. exhibiting or expressing some phase of modality.
Grammar. modal auxiliary.
Origin of modal
1Other words from modal
- mod·al·ly, adverb
- non·mod·al, adjective
- non·mod·al·ly, adverb
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Other definitions for modal (2 of 2)
a type of rayon made from the pulp of hardwood trees, especially beech.
Origin of modal
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How to use modal in a sentence
Many higher-end models offer modal connections, with wireless, USB, and traditional wired options.
Level-up your PC audio experience with the best desktop speakers | Tony Ware | August 19, 2021 | Popular-ScienceInstead, Apple should make this message clickable, which opens a modal to learn more about this issue.
Apple AirTags UX teardown: The trade-off between privacy and user experience | Annie Siebert | June 17, 2021 | TechCrunchPichai also mentioned Google’s focus on developing multi-modal models that can understand information across text, images, audio and video.
Google’s LaMDA will enable open-ended voice conversations | George Nguyen | May 19, 2021 | Search Engine LandColumbia’s jersey sheets are made from super-soft 100 percent modal jersey with Omni-wick, moisture-wicking technology to keep you dry yet insulated.
Best sheets: Choose the right bed linens for a good night’s sleep | Carsen Joenk | December 18, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThese elements usually include forms, buttons, navigations, dropdowns, alerts, modals, tabs, accordions, carousels, tooltips, and so on.
Top 10 Tools to facilitate web development | Mary G. Byrd | September 25, 2020 | Search Engine Watch
Again, modal propositions cannot be reduced to the common form by joining the modality to the predicate, and turning, e.g.
Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic | William StebbingDupliciter is always modal; in two different manners, with double purpose; bifariam is local, in two places, or two parts.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes | Ludwig DderleinI cant take that; it would not even cover my outlay— Ta buleh-lah tuan, ta pulang modal sahaya.
A Manual of the Malay language | William Edward MaxwellOthers are modal in character, such as 'What shall we do with the drunken sailor?'
The Shanty Book, Part I, Sailor Shanties | Richard Runciman TerryThe present sample is not adequate to indicate extreme or modal dates with reasonable accuracy.
The Breeding Birds of Kansas | Richard F. Johnston
British Dictionary definitions for modal
/ (ˈməʊdəl) /
of, relating to, or characteristic of mode or manner
grammar (of a verb form or auxiliary verb) expressing a distinction of mood, such as that between possibility and actuality. The modal auxiliaries in English include can, could, may, must, need, ought, shall, should, will, and would
philosophy logic
qualifying or expressing a qualification of the truth of some statement, for example, as necessary or contingent
relating to analogous qualifications such as that of rules as obligatory or permissive
metaphysics of or relating to the form of a thing as opposed to its attributes, substance, etc
music of or relating to a mode
of or relating to a statistical mode
Derived forms of modal
- modally, adverb
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