module (iou) and articulate 1, verb (oh)

module (iou)

module noun. L16.
[French, or its source Latin MODULUS: see -ULE.]
Allotted compass or scale; one's power or capabilities. L16-L17.
a. A plan, design, or model of a larger thing. L16-L17.
b. A mere image or counterfeit. poet. L16-E17.
Shakespeare King John But a clod And module of confounded royalty.
A standard or unit for measuring. E17.
a. Architecture. In the classic orders, the unit of length by which proportions are expressed, usu. the diameter or semidiameter of the column at the base of the shaft. M17.
b. A length chosen as a basis for the dimensions of parts of a building, items of furniture, etc., so that all lengths are integral multiples of it. M20.
J. S. Foster In Great Britain the accepted module is 100mm.
Math.
a. = MODULUS 2. rare. L19.
b. Orig., a set that is a subset of a ring and is closed under addition and subtraction. Now usu., a commutative additive group whose elements may be multiplied by those of a ring, the product being in the group and multiplication being associative and distributive. E20.
Engineering. The pitch diameter of a gear wheel (in millimetres) divided by the number of teeth. E20.
(Now the predominant sense.) Each of a series of standardized parts or units from which a complex structure, e.g. a building or a piece of furniture is or can be assembled; loosely a more or less independent component part. M20.
A. Toffler Pressed-steel modules..hoisted by crane and plugged into building frames. Good Housekeeping A..Habitat sofa which fits together in modules. fig.: D. Attenborough The basic architectural module on which the echinoderm body is built.
b. Astronautics. A separable section of a spacecraft that can operate as an independent unit. M20.
lunar excursion module, lunar module: see LUNAR adjective.
c. Computing etc. Any of a number of distinct but interrelated units from which a program may be built up or into which a complex activity may be analysed. M20.
d. Any of a number of distinct units or periods of Education or Training which can be combined to make up a course. M20.
Lilith Students can take a degree by selecting the modules they want.

articulate 1, verb (oh)

[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of articulare 'to divide into joints, speak clearly', from articulus; ARTICLE]
[T] formal to express your ideas or feelings in words
::Many people are unable to articulate the unhappiness they feel.
[I and T] to pronounce what you are saying in a clear and careful way
::He was so drunk that he could barely articulate his words.
[I and T] technical if something such as a bone in your body is articulated to another thing, it is joined to it in a way that allows movement
articulate sth with sth
formal if one idea, system etc articulates with another idea, system etc, the two things are related and exist together
::a new course that is designed to articulate with the current degree course

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