transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmä-(ˌ)jül ]
noun
Etymology: Latin modulus
Date: circa 1628
1. : a standard or unit of measurement
2. : the size of some one part taken as a unit of measure by which the proportions of an architectural composition are regulated
3.
a. : any in a series of standardized units for use together: as
(1) : a unit of furniture or architecture
(2) : an educational unit which covers a single subject or topic
b. : a usually packaged functional assembly of electronic components for use with other such assemblies
4. : an independently operable unit that is a part of the total structure of a space vehicle
5.
a. : a subset of an additive group that is also a group under addition
b. : a mathematical set that is a commutative group under addition and that is closed under multiplication which is distributive from the left or right or both by elements of a ring and for which a(bx) = (ab)x or (xb)a = x(ba) or both where a and b are elements of the ring and x belongs to the set