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modular adjective & noun. L18.
[mod. Latin modularis, from Latin MODULUS: see -AR1.]
A. adjective.
Math. Of or pertaining to a modulus or module. L18.
Architecture. Of or pertaining to a module as a unit of length. rare. M19.
Employing or involving a module or modules as the basis of design, measurement, or construction; designed as part of a system so designed or constructed; (of an educational course) designed as a series of units or discrete sections; (of a facility, service, etc.) provided in a number of discrete stages. M20.
b. ellipt. as noun. A thing of modular construction or design. M20.
modu'larity noun the property of being modular; use of modules in design or construction: M20.
modulari'zation noun the action or process of making something modular; construction on modular principles: M20.
modularize verb trans. make modular; construct on modular principles: M20.
modularly adverb on modular principles E20.