- module
- \ \ see MODEL
Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
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module — [ mɔdyl ] n. m. • 1547; lat. modulus, de modus « mesure » 1 ♦ Archit. Unité de mesure adoptée pour déterminer les proportions des membres d architecture. Le module des architectes grecs était le demi diamètre du fût de colonne à sa base. Par ext … Encyclopédie Universelle
module — [mäj′o͞ol΄] n. [Fr module < L modulus, dim. of modus: see MODE] 1. a standard or unit of measurement; specif., a) in classical architecture, the diameter, or one half the diameter, of a column at the base of the shaft, used to determine the… … English World dictionary
module — mod‧ule [ˈmɒdjuːl ǁ ˈmɑːdʒuːl] noun [countable] 1. one of several separate parts that can be combined to form a larger thing: • Software is often written in modules by teams of programmers. 2. one of the units that a course of study has been… … Financial and business terms
Module — Mod ule, v. t. [See {module}, n., {Modulate}.] To model; also, to modulate. [Obs.] Sandys. Drayton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
module — index entity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 module … Law dictionary
modulé — modulé, ée (mo du lé, lée) part. passé de moduler. Un chant modulé … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
module — (n.) 1580s, allotted measure, from M.Fr. module (1540s) or directly from L. modulus small measure, dim. of modus measure, manner (see MODE (Cf. mode) (n.1)). Meaning interchangeable part first recorded 1955; that of separate section of a… … Etymology dictionary
Module — Mod ule, n. [F., fr. L. modulus a small measure, dim. of modus. See {Mode}, and cf. {Model}, {Modulus}, {Mold} a matrix.] 1. A model or measure. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) The size of some one part, as the diameter of semi diameter of the base of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
module — Module. s. m. Terme d Architecture. Certaine mesure qu on prend pour regler les proportions d un ordre d Architecture. C est ordinairement le demi diametre de la colomne … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
module — ► NOUN 1) each of a set of parts or units that can be used to construct a more complex structure. 2) each of a set of independent units of study or training forming part of a course. 3) an independent self contained unit of a spacecraft. ORIGIN… … English terms dictionary
Module — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « module », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Sommaire … Wikipédia en Français
