Definitions and meaning of mode
mode
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /moʊd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /məʊd/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /mod/
- Rhymes: -əʊd
- Homophone: mowed (except Scotland)
Etymology 1
From Old French mode (masculine), from Latin modus (“measure, due measure, rhythm, melody”). Doublet of modus.
Noun
mode (plural modes)
- (music) One of several common scales in modern Western music, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scale.
- (music, in particular) One of several ancient Greek scales.
- A particular means of accomplishing something.
- (mathematics, physics) A state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.
- (especially engineering) A state related to signals or vibrations.
- (electromagnetism) A wave pattern in the electromagnetic field.
- (computing) One of various related sets of rules for processing data; more generally, any state of the system associated with certain behaviours.
- Hyponyms: emulation mode, immediate mode, local emulation mode, protected mode, real mode, retained mode, strict mode
- (electronics) A series of settings on a device used for a specific purpose.
- (video games) A variation in gameplay, such as a difficulty level.
- (grammar) A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish, intent, or assertion about reality.
- Synonyms: mood, grammatical mood
- Hyponyms: imperative mode, indicative mode, infinitive mode, subjunctive mode
- (philosophy) That which exists only as a quality of substance.
- A particular state of being, or frame of mind.
- (statistics) The most frequently occurring value in a distribution.
- (textiles) In lace-making, a small decorative piece inserted into a pattern.
- (textiles) The openwork between the solid parts of a pattern.
- (obsolete) A woman's mantle with a hood.
Derived terms
- (grammar): See also Thesaurus:grammatical mood
- (music): Aeolian mode, Dorian mode, Ionian mode, Locrian mode, Lydian mode, Mixolydian mode, Phrygian mode
Related terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From French mode f (“fashion, trend”).
Noun
mode (plural modes)
- Style or fashion; popular trend.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- bimodal distribution
- median
- mean
- modal
Anagrams
- Dome, E.D. Mo., Edom, Medo-, demo, demo-, dome
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin modus. Doublet of moda, a borrowing through French.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈmɔ.ðə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈmɔ.ðe]
Noun
mode m (plural modes)
- way, manner
- (logic) modus
- (grammar) mood
- (music) mode
- (philosophy) mode
- (mathematics, physics) mode
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “mode”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
Danish
Etymology
From French mode, from Latin modus (“manner, method”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moːdə/, [ˈmoːðə]
Noun
mode c (singular definite moden, plural indefinite moder)
- fashion
Inflection
Further reading
- mode on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French mode, from Latin modus. Doublet of modus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoː.də/
-
- Hyphenation: mo‧de
- Rhymes: -oːdə
Noun
mode f (plural modes, diminutive modetje n)
- fashion, trend
- Deze broek is totaal uit de mode. ― These pants are totally out of fashion.
- (obsolete) custom, tradition, manner
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: mode
- → Indonesian: mode
- → Sranan Tongo: modo
- → Caribbean Hindustani: modo
- → Kari'na: moto
- → West Frisian: moade
Anagrams
Esperanto
Etymology
From modo + -e.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmode/
- Rhymes: -ode
- Hyphenation: mo‧de
Adverb
mode
- fashionably
- Synonym: laŭmode
Finnish
Etymology
Clipping of moderaattori
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmode/, [ˈmo̞de̞]
- Rhymes: -ode
- Syllabification(key): mo‧de
- Hyphenation(key): mo‧de
Noun
mode (colloquial)
- synonym of moderaattori
Declension
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French mode, from Old French mode f, ultimately from Latin modus m. The masculine gender was reintroduced for some senses during the Middle French period under influence of the Latin. Doublet of mœuf.
Pronunciation
Noun
mode f (plural modes)
- fashion, trend
Derived terms
- à la mode
- défilé de mode
- passé de mode
- tripes à la mode de Caen
Descendants
Noun
mode m (plural modes)
- method, means, way, mode
- mode de paiement ― method of payment
- (grammar) mode, mood
- Synonym: (obsolete) mœuf
- (music) mode
- Synonym: (obsolete) mœuf
- (statistics) mode (most common value)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mode”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
- From Dutch mode f, from Middle French mode f, from Latin modus m. Doublet of moda, model, modern, modul, and modus.
- Semantic loan from English mode in electronics and computing sense.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmo.də]
- Hyphenation: mo‧dê
Noun
modê (plural mode-mode)
- mode, style or fashion; popular trend
- Synonym: fesyen
- mode,
- (electronics) a series of settings on a device used for a specific purpose
- (computing) one of various related sets of rules for processing data
Alternative forms
- mod (electronics, computing, Standard Malay)
Related terms
Further reading
- “mode” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Noun
mode f
- plural of moda
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
mode
- vocative singular of modus
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Old English mōd, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moːd/
- Rhymes: -oːd
Noun
mode (plural modes)
- Activity within one's mind or brain:
- One's current mindset or feelings; mood:
- Fortitude, braveness, bravery, heart.
- Vainness, proudness; the display of conceit.
- Sadness, lamenting; the state of being sad or upset.
- Angriness, ire, resentment.
- One's mental capacity or intellect; the fount of reasoning.
- One's overall or overarching feelings; an opinion or will.
- What one currently wants or likes; a goal or aim
- One's motivation or willpower; resoluteness.
- (rare) Part of one's thought process.
- A person's nature or temperament; that which defines one's behaviour.
- One's visible nature; the appearance of someone.
- (rare) One's actions as a whole; the way one behaves.
- (rare) Writing or speaking; communication.
- (rare) An enterprise or endeavour.
Related terms
- drerimod
- mody
- modilich
- modinesse
Descendants
- English: mood
- Scots: mude, muid
References
- “mọ̄d, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-23.
Adjective
mode (rare)
- Vain, boastful, conceited.
- Upset, distressed.
References
- “mọ̄de, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-23.
Etymology 2
From Old French mode, from Latin modus.
Alternative forms
- mood, moode, moodd, moede
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔːd(ə)/, /ˈmoːd(ə)/
Noun
mode (plural modes) (Late Middle English)
- Grammatical mood or modality.
- (rare) Songs; pieces or sources of music.
Descendants
References
- “mōd(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-23.
Norman
Etymology
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Noun
mode f (plural modes)
- (Jersey) fashion
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French mode (“fashion, trend”), from Middle French mode, from Old French mode, from Latin modus (“measure, manner”), from Proto-Italic *modōs, from Proto-Indo-European *mod-ōs (“measure”), from *med- (“to measure”). Doublet of mote.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔːd/
-
- Rhymes: -ɔːd
- Hyphenation: mode
Adverb
mode
- only used in à la mode (“a la mode”)
- only used in a la mode (“a la mode”)
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Adjective
mode
- neuter singular of moden
Old English
Pronunciation
Noun
mōde
- dative singular of mōd
Pali
Alternative forms
Verb
mode
- inflection of modati (“to rejoice”):
- optative active singular
- first-person singular present/imperative middle
Swedish
Etymology
From French.
Pronunciation
Noun
mode n
- fashion, a fashion trend
- senaste modet ― the latest fashion
Declension
Derived terms
See also
Source: wiktionary.org