modular
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a module or a modulus.
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composed of standardized units or sections for easy construction or flexible arrangement.
a modular home; a modular sofa.
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Mathematics. (of a lattice) having the property that for any two elements with one less than the other, the union of the smaller element with the intersection of the larger element and any third element of the lattice is equal to the intersection of the larger element with the union of the smaller element and the third element.
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Computers. composed of software or hardware modules that can be altered or replaced without affecting the remainder of the system.
noun
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something, as a house or piece of furniture, built or organized in self-contained units or sections.
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a self-contained unit or item, as of furniture, that can be combined or interchanged with others like it to create different shapes or designs.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- modularity noun
Etymology
Origin of modular
From the New Latin word modulāris, dating back to 1790–1800. See module, -ar 1
Example Sentences
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The studios would rent for about $1,500 a month and weren’t that small, he said, given modular furniture—beds that fold up, closets that pop out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Small modular reactors are advanced nuclear reactors that have a power capacity of up to 300 megawatts of electricity per unit, or about a third of the generating capacity of a traditional nuclear power reactor.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
They found that DNA loops and folds according to a modular pattern, enabling different regulatory signals to influence specific regions of the genome.
From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026
"If there were no modular exams and it was all linear at the end of your two years, there would be a lot more stress and pressure," he said.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
Jimmy lived with his parents in a modular house on the east side.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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