English Dictionary
Definition of “mode”
mode (məʊd
)
Definitions
noun
- a manner or way of doing, acting, or existing
- the current fashion or style
- music
- any of the various scales of notes within one octave, esp any of the twelve natural diatonic scales taken in ascending order used in plainsong, folk song, and art music until 1600
- (in the music of classical Greece) any of the descending diatonic scales from which the liturgical modes evolved
- either of the two main scale systems in music since 1600 ⇒
major mode
minor mode
- logic linguistics another name for modality (sense 3)
, mood2 (sense 2)
- philosophy a complex combination of ideas the realization of which is not determined by the component ideas
- that one of a range of values that has the highest frequency as determined statistically Compare mean3 (sense 4)
, median (sense 6)
- the quantitative mineral composition of an igneous rock
- physics one of the possible configurations of a travelling or stationary wave
- physics one of the fundamental vibrations
Word Origin
C14: from Latin modus measure, manner
Synonyms
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method,
way,
plan,
course,
system,
form,
state,
process,
condition,
style,
approach,
quality,
practice,
fashion,
technique,
manner,
procedure,
custom,
vein,
Usage examples
He removed his hand, his manner effortlessly shifting into the paternal mode.
Clive Barker, GALILEE (2001)These masks protect the face from droplets coughed out by infected people, which the team believes is the primary mode of spread.
New Scientist (2003)Right now, he admitted, "We're pretty much in a survival mode.
Globe and Mail (2003)Even though Ulster is currently moving into holiday mode , Coyle was impressed by the business-like attitude of his side.
Belfast Telegraph (2003)The choice of an Eastern mode of life is with him not altogether unnatural.
William Dalrymple, WHITE MUGHALS: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-century India (2002)
