mode
English
Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /məʊd/, X-SAMPA: /m@Ud/
- (GenAm) IPA: /moʊd/, X-SAMPA: /moUd/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊd
Etymology 1
From Latin modus (“measure, due measure, rhythm, melody”)
Noun
mode (plural modes)
- (music) One of several ancient scales, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scale
- A particular means of accomplishing something.
- What was the mode of entry?
- (statistics) The most frequently occurring value in a distribution
- (mathematics, physics) A state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.
- (computing) One of various related sets of rules for processing data.
- In insert mode, characters typed are directly inserted into the buffer
Derived terms
- Aeolian mode
- collective mode
- Dorian mode
- dual mode
- Ionian mode
- Locrian mode
- Lydian mode
- Mixolydian mode
- Phrygian mode
- soft mode
Related terms
Translations
in music
means of accomplishing something
in statistics
in computing
Etymology 2
From French mode.
Noun
mode (plural modes)
- Style or fashion.
Translations
style or fashion
See also
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From French mode, from Latin modus (“manner, method”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /moːdə/, [ˈmoːðə]
Noun
mode c (singular definite moden, plural indefinite moder)
Inflection
Inflection of mode
External links
Mode on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia
Dutch
Pronunciation
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audio (file)
Hyphenation: mo‧de
Noun
mode f (plural modes, diminutive modetje)
- fashion, trend
- Het staat je vrij om de mode te volgen in België en Nederland — You're free to follow fashion in Belgium and Holland.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Latin modus
Pronunciation
Noun
mode f (plural modes)
Derived terms
Noun
mode m (plural modes)
- method, means, way, mode, (in grammar) mood
- Quel mode de transport est-ce que tu utilises? — What method of transport do you use?
- mode de paiement — method of payment
Anagrams
Swedish
Pronunciation
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audio (file)
Noun
mode n
- fashion, a fashion trend
Declension
Declension of mode
Related terms
- höstmode
- modelejon
- modetidning
- vårmode