modal
pronunciation
How to pronounce modal in British English:
UK [ ˈməʊdl]
How to pronounce modal in American English:
US [ ˈmoʊdl]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
- of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode
- relating to or expressing the mood of a verb
Word Origin
- modal (adj.)
- 1560s, term in logic, from Middle French modal and directly from Medieval Latin modalis "of or pertaining to a mode," from Latin modus "measure, manner, mode" (see mode (n.1)). Musical sense is from 1590s.
Example
- 1. One often sees contact forms contained in modal windows .
- 2. Facebook 's very recognizable modal window .
- 3. Apple uses modal windows in many places .
- 4. This is a little different than a modal window script .
- 5. Here is an excellent log-in form in a modal window .