mod|u|lar

mod|u|lar
mod|u|lar «MOJ u luhr», adjective.
1. of or having to do with a module or modules: »

Modular construction [is] based on the use of prefabricated and stacked concrete apartment boxes (Mary E. Jessup).

2. made or built in units or pieces that can be interchanged to meet various needs, as furniture or building materials: »

The console has three modular units that can be arranged in the room as one wishes. Basically it is an analogue computer, built up on the modular system and therefore extremely versatile (New Scientist).

3. of or having to do with furniture, building materials, or any parts that can be interchanged: »

a modular plan, a modular pattern.

4. Mathematics, Physics. of or having to do with a modulus or moduli.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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