module

Noun

Meaning

A model or measure.

The size of some one part, as the diameter of semi-diameter of the base of a shaft, taken as a unit of measure by which the proportions of the other parts of the composition are regulated. Generally, for columns, the semi-diameter is taken, and divided into a certain number of parts, called minutes (see Minute), though often the diameter is taken, and any dimension is said to be so many modules and minutes in height, breadth, or projection.

To model; also, to modulate.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

section unit element component faculty part mental faculty assembly point program model member code course feature
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Antonyms

result aggregate Central Point blanket statement main category key theme
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Hypernyms

power ability element component constituent compartment

Hyponyms

will language memory reason sense attention

Related terms

model mode moderate modulus

Phrases with the word

photo-voltaic module flat-plate solar module space module patching module robot module robotic module

Examples

About two dozen inmates – all living in one module at the North County Correctional Facility on the sprawling Pitchess property – gathered in a common area and passed around a bottle of hot water in mid-April, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said. Source: Internet

2014 * 2014 - Roland FA06/FA08: The new & affordable Fantom music workstation with sounds derived from Integra-7 sound module. Source: Internet

About solar manufacturing business, it said the company has established India’s largest solar cell and module manufacturing unit in Mundra SEZ. Source: Internet

According to Christof Thoenes, the main expert of Renaissance architectural treatises, "in accordance with Vitruvius’s example, Vignola chose a “module” equal to a half-diameter which is the base of the system. Source: Internet

ADE; ACCDE only works with Access 2007 or later) can be created to prevent user from accessing the design surfaces to modify module code, forms, and reports. Source: Internet

A cryptographic module lacking FIPS 140-2 validation or specific approval by the NSA is not deemed secure by the US Government and cannot be used to protect government data. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

modulative modulator modulatory module pattern module theory moduled