Sekirov Dictionary

modal

UK /ˈməʊdəl/US /ˈmoʊdəl/

adjective9

  1. Of, or relating to a mode or modus.
  2. Of, relating to, or describing the mood of a clause.
  3. Requiring immediate user interaction and thus presented so that it cannot be closed or interacted behind until a decision is made.
  4. 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.
  5. In a mode which is not major or minor scale, the standard modes used in the Western musical tradition.
  6. Of, or relating to the modality between propositions.
  7. Having separate modes in which user input has different effects.
  8. Relating to the form of a thing rather to any of its attributes.
  9. Relating to the statistical mode.

noun5

  1. A modal form, notably a modal auxiliary.
  2. A modal verb.
  3. A semi-synthetic fabric, a very soft kind of rayon textile made from beech tree pulp and processed with chemicals.
  4. A modal window, one that cannot be closed until a decision is made.
  5. A modal proposition.
forms

modals · more modal · most modal

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