module

C2+ Topic:Mathematics & Measurement

US /ˈmɑdʒul/ UK /ˈmɒdjuːl/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

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

Etymology

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

modulus Latin modus Latin

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Mathematics & Measurement

# 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
- Mathematics & Measurement

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