modˈularized or modˈularised adjective

1. Consisting of modules
2. Produced in the form of modules
3. Divided into modules

modulāˈtion noun

modˈulātor noun

1. A person who, or that which, modulates
2. Any device for effecting modulation (radio)
3. A chart used in the tonic sol-fa notation on which modulations are shown

module /modˈūl/

1. A small measure or quantity
2. A unit of size, used in standardized planning of buildings and design of components
3. A self-contained unit forming part of a spacecraft or other structure
4. A standard unit or part of machinery, etc in a system
5. A set course forming a unit in an educational scheme
6. An assembly within a geometrical framework of electronic units functioning as a system
7. A component part of a program, complete in itself and with its own function (computing)
8. A measure, often the semidiameter of a column, for regulating proportions of other parts (architecture)
9. A model, image (Shakespeare)

modˈular adjective

modularˈity noun

modularizāˈtion or modularisāˈtion noun

modˈularize or modˈularise transitive verb

(of a college, university, etc) to adopt a teaching system based on modules

modˈulo adverb (mathematics)

With respect to a (specified) modulus

modˈulus noun (pl moduli /modˈū-lī/)

1. A constant multiplier or coefficient (mathematics)
2. A quantity used as a divisor to produce classes of quantities, each class distinguished by its members yielding the same remainders (mathematics)
3. The positive square root of the sum of the squares of the real and imaginary parts of a complex number (mathematics)
4. A quantity expressing the relation between a force and the effect produced

modular construction noun (computing)

The construction of hardware and software using interchangeable modules