module

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US /ˈmɑdʒul/ UK /ˈmɒdjuːl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a self-contained component or unit of a larger system

The course is divided into six independent modules.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a self-contained component... unit component section segment element part

Word family

Derived forms modularmodularitymodularize

Related forms model modulus modulate mode

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lunar module
a spacecraft designed to carry astronauts between a larger spacecraft and the Moon's surface

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Module entered English in the late 16th century and comes from Latin modulus, also the source of model and the root of mould in the sense of a container used to shape material.

Etymology

From Latin modulus ('small measure, unit of measurement'), diminutive of modus ('measure').

modulus Latin modus Latin

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# module

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmɑdʒul/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmɒdjuːl/

## Meanings
1. a self-contained component or unit of a larger system

## Examples
- The course is divided into six independent modules.

## Synonyms
- unit
- component
- section
- segment
- element
- part

## Derived Forms
- modular
- modularity
- modularize

## Related Forms
- model
- modulus
- modulate
- mode

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: modulus
- Root: modus

## Etymology
From Latin modulus ('small measure, unit of measurement'), diminutive of modus ('measure').

## AI Etymology
Module is from Latin modulus ('small measure, unit of measurement'), diminutive of modus ('measure'). Important recorded forms include modulus (Latin) and modus (Latin). The current sense covers a self-contained component or unit of a larger system. The wider family includes derived forms such as modular, modularity, and modularize and related words such as model, modulus, modulate, and mode.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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