Main Entry:

¹mode

Pronunciation:

\ˈmōd\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English moede, from Latin modus measure, manner, musical mode — more at mete

Date:

14th century

1 a: an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals b: a rhythmical scheme (as in 13th and 14th century music)2: ²mood 23 [Late Latin modus, from Latin] a: ²mood 1 b: the modal form of the assertion or denial of a logical proposition4 a: a particular form or variety of something <flying and other modes of transport> b: a form or manner of expression : style5: a possible, customary, or preferred way of doing something <explained in the usual solemn mode>6 a: a manifestation, form, or arrangement of being ; specifically : a particular form or manifestation of an underlying substance b: a particular functioning arrangement or condition : status <a computer operating in parallel mode>7 a: the most frequent value of a set of data b: a value of a random variable for which a function of probabilities defined on it achieves a relative maximum8: any of various stationary vibration patterns of which an elastic body or oscillatory system is capable <the vibration mode of an airplane propeller blade> <the vibrational modes of a molecule>

synonyms see method