modal

[ mohd-l ]

/ ˈmoʊd l /

adjective

of or relating to mode, manner, or form.

Music.

pertaining to mode, as distinguished from key.
based on a scale other than major or minor.

Also single modal. Transportation. pertaining to or suitable for transportation involving only one form of a carrier, as truck, rail, or ship.Compare bimodal (def. 3), intermodal.

Grammar. noting or pertaining to mood.

Philosophy. pertaining to a mode of a thing, as distinguished from one of its basic attributes or from its substance or matter.

Logic. exhibiting or expressing some phase of modality.

noun

modal auxiliary.

Origin of modal

From the Medieval Latin word modālis, dating back to 1560–70. See mode¹, -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM modal

mod·al·ly, adverbnon·mod·al, adjectivenon·mod·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby modal

mock turtle soup, mockumentary, mock-up, mod, modacrylic fiber, modal, modal auxiliary, modality, modal logic, mod cons, modding

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Example sentences from the Web for modal

These 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 Stebbing
I note below such instances of modal tunes as occur in this collection.
Jamaican Song and Story|Walter Jekyll
"More than modal theta," said the technician, writing something in code on his employment blank.
The Dictator|Milton Lesser

It cannot be too strongly insisted that the expression of modal music is a permanent artistic fact.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1|Various
In like manner tense particles cannot be separated from adverbial and modal particles.
On the Evolution of Language|John Wesley Powell

British Dictionary definitions for modal

modal

/ (ˈməʊdəl) /

adjective

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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单词	modal
释义	modal [ mohd-l ] / ˈmoʊd l / adjective of or relating to mode, manner, or form. Music. pertaining to mode, as distinguished from key. based on a scale other than major or minor. Also single modal. Transportation. pertaining to or suitable for transportation involving only one form of a carrier, as truck, rail, or ship.Compare bimodal (def. 3), intermodal. Grammar. noting or pertaining to mood. Philosophy. pertaining to a mode of a thing, as distinguished from one of its basic attributes or from its substance or matter. Logic. exhibiting or expressing some phase of modality. noun modal auxiliary. Origin of modal From the Medieval Latin word modālis, dating back to 1560–70. See mode¹, -al¹ OTHER WORDS FROM modal mod·al·ly, adverbnon·mod·al, adjectivenon·mod·al·ly, adverb Words nearby modal mock turtle soup, mockumentary, mock-up, mod, modacrylic fiber, modal, modal auxiliary, modality, modal logic, mod cons, modding Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for modal These 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 Stebbing I note below such instances of modal tunes as occur in this collection. Jamaican Song and Story\|Walter Jekyll "More than modal theta," said the technician, writing something in code on his employment blank. The Dictator\|Milton Lesser It cannot be too strongly insisted that the expression of modal music is a permanent artistic fact. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1\|Various In like manner tense particles cannot be separated from adverbial and modal particles. On the Evolution of Language\|John Wesley Powell British Dictionary definitions for modal modal / (ˈməʊdəl) / adjective 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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