# modular
## English
### Etymology

From module +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɒdjʊlə(ɹ)/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Adjective

modular (not comparable)
* Consisting of separate modules; especially where each module performs or fulfills some specified function and could be replaced by a similar module for the same function, independently of the other modules.
* (chiefly mathematics) Of or relating to a module or modules.
* Relating to mode or modulation.

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “consisting of separate modules”): monolithic

#### Derived terms

* modular arithmetic
* modular calculus
* modular design
* modular form
* modular smartphone
* premodular

#### Related terms

* modularize/modularise
* module
* modularized

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* moulard

## Catalan
### Etymology 1

From mòdul +‎ -ar.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [mu.ðuˈlar]
* IPA: (Balearic) [mo.ðuˈla]
* IPA: (Valencia) [mo.ðuˈlaɾ]

#### Adjective

modular m or f (masculine and feminine plural modulars)
* modular

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin modulārī.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [mu.ðuˈla]
* IPA: (Balearic) [mo.ðuˈla]
* IPA: (Valencia) [mo.ðuˈlaɾ]

#### Verb

modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulí, past participle modulat)
* to modulate

##### Derived terms

* freqüència modulada
* modulació

## Galician
### Verb

modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulei, past participle modulado)
* to modulate

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* modulación

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Austria):(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

### Adjective

modular (strong nominative masculine singular modularer, comparative modularer, superlative am modularsten)
* modular

#### Related terms

* modularisieren

### Further reading

* “modular” in Duden online
* “modular” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Interlingua
### Verb

modular
* to modulate

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | modular | modular |
| participle | participle | present | perfect |
| participle | participle | modulante | modulate |
| active | | simple | perfect |
| active | present | modula | ha modulate |
| active | past | modulava | habeva modulate |
| active | future | modulara | habera modulate |
| active | conditional | modularea | haberea modulate |
| active | imperative | modula | |
| passive | | simple | perfect |
| passive | present | es modulate | ha essite modulate |
| passive | past | esseva modulate | habeva essite modulate |
| passive | future | essera modulate | habera essite modulate |
| passive | conditional | esserea modulate | haberea essite modulate |
| passive | imperative | sia modulate | |

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /mo.duˈlaʁ/ [mo.duˈlah]
* (Brazil) IPA: /mo.duˈlaʁ/ [mo.duˈlah]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /mo.duˈlaɾ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /mo.duˈlaʁ/ [mo.duˈlaχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /mo.duˈlaɻ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mu.duˈlaɾ/ [mu.ðuˈlaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /mu.duˈlaɾ/ [mu.ðuˈlaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /mu.duˈla.ɾi/ [mu.ðuˈla.ɾi]

#### Adjective

modular m or f (plural modulares)
* modular (consisting of modules)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /mo.duˈla(ʁ)/ [mo.duˈla(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /mo.duˈla(ʁ)/ [mo.duˈla(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /mo.duˈla(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /mo.duˈla(ʁ)/ [mo.duˈla(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /mo.duˈla(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mu.duˈlaɾ/ [mu.ðuˈlaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /mu.duˈlaɾ/ [mu.ðuˈlaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /mu.duˈla.ɾi/ [mu.ðuˈla.ɾi]

#### Verb

modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulei, past participle modulado)
* (transitive) to modulate (to regulate, adjust or adapt)
* (transitive, music) to modulate (to change the pitch, intensity or tone of one’s voice or of a musical instrument)
* (transitive, electronics) to modulate (to vary the amplitude, frequency or phase of a carrier wave)

##### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French modulaire or English modular. By surface analysis, modul +‎ -ar.

### Adjective

modular m or n (feminine singular modulară, masculine plural modulari, feminine and neuter plural modulare)
* modular

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /moduˈlaɾ/ [mo.ð̞uˈlaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: mo‧du‧lar

### Adjective

modular m or f (masculine and feminine plural modulares)
* modular

### Verb

modular (first-person singular present modulo, first-person singular preterite modulé, past participle modulado)
* to modulate

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* demodular

### Further reading

* “modular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10