MODE


Meaning of MODE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' m ō d

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English moede, from Latin modus measure, manner, musical mode ― more at METE

Date: 14th century

1 a : an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals b : a rhythmical scheme (as in 13th and 14th century music)

2 : 2 MOOD 2

3 [Late Latin modus, from L] a : 2 MOOD 1 b : the modal form of the assertion or denial of a logical proposition

4 a : a particular form or variety of something <flying and other mode s of transport> b : a form or manner of expression : STYLE

5 : a possible, customary, or preferred way of doing something <explained in the usual solemn mode >

6 a : a manifestation, form, or arrangement of being specifically : a particular form or manifestation of an underlying substance b : a particular functioning arrangement or condition : STATUS <a spacecraft in reentry mode > <a computer operating in parallel mode >

7 a : the most frequent value of a set of data b : a value of a random variable for which a function of probabilities defined on it achieves a relative maximum

8 : any of various stationary vibration patterns of which an elastic body or oscillatory system is capable <the vibration mode of an airplane propeller blade> <the vibrational mode s of a molecule>

synonyms see METHOD

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.