Module definition
A sofa consisting of two end modules.
When a fence has six-foot lengths, each six-foot length is an example of a module.
When a machine has multiple parts that can stand separately and be put together, each part is an example of a module.
Any module extends easily into a -module.
- In classical architecture, the diameter, or one half the diameter, of a column at the base of the shaft, used to determine the proportions or the structure.
- Any of several standardized units of measurement used in architectural planning, in the construction of building materials, etc.4-inch module, 2-foot module.
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Origin of module
- Latin modulus diminutive of modus measure med- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle French module, from Latin modulus (“a small measure, a measure, mode, meter”), diminutive of modus (“measure”); see mode.
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