module

CEFRC1

/ˈmɒdjuːl/

noun

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    One separate part of a larger system or course.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A section of a program; a subroutine or group of subroutines.

Examples

  • A module is said to be semisimple if it is the sum of simple submodules.

  • Students will be tested at the end of each module.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmɑd͡ʒul/
  • /ˈmɒd͡ʒuːl/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A standard unit of measure used for determining the proportions of a building.

  2. A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.

  3. A unit of education covering a single topic.

More examples

In context

  • With this module you can make the Enter key generate an event.

  • I composed a number of techno and rave modules back in the 1990s.

  • Which modules are you studying next year?

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The spacecraft has a separate blank for the crew to live in.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

noun

Borrowed from French module, from Latin modulus (“a small measure, a measure, mode, meter”), diminutive of modus (“measure”) (whence mode). Doublet of modulus and mold.