MODAL

modal

(adjective) relating to or expressing the mood of a verb; “modal auxiliary”

modal

(adjective) of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

modal (comparative more modal, superlative most modal)

of, or relating to a mode or modus

(grammar) of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause

(music) of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided, associated with emotional moods in Ancient — and in medieval ecclesiastical music

(logic) of, or relating to the modality between propositions

(statistics) relating to the statistical mode.

(computing) Having separate modes in which user input has different effects.

Antonym: modeless

(GUI) Requiring immediate user interaction and thus presented so that it cannot be closed or interacted behind until a decision is made.

Antonym: modeless

(metaphysics) Relating to the form of a thing rather to any of its attributes

Synonyms

• forming

• conditioning

Noun

modal (plural modals)

(logic) A modal proposition.

(linguistics) A modal form, notably a modal auxiliary.

(grammar) A modal verb.

(GUI) A modal window, one that cannot be closed until a decision is made.

Anagrams

• Dolma, MOALD, dolma, domal

Source: Wiktionary

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Mo"dal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. modal. See Mode.]

1. Of or pertaining to a mode or mood; consisting in mode or form only; relating to form; having the form without the essence or reality. Glanvill.

2. (Logic & Metaph.)

Definition: Indicating, or pertaining to, some mode of conceiving existence, or of expressing thought.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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