mode

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[[t]moʊd[/t]]

n.

1) a manner of acting or doing; method; way:

modes of transportation[/ex]

2) a particular type or form of something:

Heat is a mode of motion[/ex]

3) cvb a designated condition or status, as for performing a task or responding to a problem:

a machine in the automatic mode[/ex]

4) pho Philos.

appearance, form, or disposition taken by a thing, or by one of its essential properties or attributes

5) pho

a) modality 3)

b) pho any of the forms of categorical syllogisms according to the quantity and quality of their constituent propositions

6) mad any of various arrangements of the diatonic tones of an octave, differing from one another in the order of the whole steps and half steps; scale

7) gram.

mood II, 1)

8) sta Statistics. the value of the variate at which a maximum occurs in the frequency distribution of the variate

9) pet the actual mineral composition of a rock, expressed in percentages by weight

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Etymology: 1250–1300; (< OF) < L modus amount, limit, manner II

mode

[[t]moʊd[/t]] n.

1) fashion or style in manners, dress, etc

2) a light gray or drab color

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Etymology: 1635–45; < F < L modus; see mode I