noun · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈmɒdjuːl/no yod-coalescence
/ˈmɒd͡ʒuːl/yod-coalescence
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Atlantic-Canada, General-American:/ˈmɑd͡ʒul/
Canada, dialectal:/ˈmɒd͡ʒul/of the US
Australian:/ˈmɔd͡ʒʉːl/
rhymes with -ɒdjuːl
rhymes with -ɒdʒuːl
CMU ARPABET:M AA1 JH UW0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A standard unit of measure used for determining the proportions of a building.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A section of a program; a subroutine or group of subroutines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A unit of education covering a single topic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Which modules are you studying next year?
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A pre-prepared adventure scenario with related materials for a role-playing game.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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6
noun
Meaning 6
An abelian group equipped with the operation of multiplication by an element of a ring (or another of certain algebraic objects), representing a generalisation of the concept of vector space with scalar multiplication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: ring theory
Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences
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7
noun
Meaning 7
A fractal element.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: fractal geometry
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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8
noun
Meaning 8
A file containing a music sequence that can be played in a tracker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Borrowed from French module, from Latin modulus (“a small measure, a measure, mode, meter”), diminutive of modus (“measure”) (whence mode). Doublet of modulus and mold.
Across languages
Translations
91 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
وَحْدَة
(waḥda)
— self-contained component of a system
Armenian:
մոդուլ
(modul)
— self-contained component of a system
Belarusian:
мо́дуль
(módulʹ)
— self-contained component of a system
Bulgarian:
мо́дул
(módul)
— self-contained component of a system
Catalan:
mòdul
— self-contained component of a system
Chinese Mandarin:
模塊 /模块
(mókuài)
— self-contained component of a system
Czech:
modul
— self-contained component of a system
Dutch:
module
— self-contained component of a system
Finnish:
moduuli
— self-contained component of a system
French:
module
— self-contained component of a system
Georgian:
მოდული
(moduli)
— self-contained component of a system
German:
Modul
— self-contained component of a system
Greek:
δομοστοιχείο
(domostoicheío)
— self-contained component of a system
Hebrew:
מוֹדוּל
(modul)
— self-contained component of a system
Hindi:
मॉड्यूल
(mŏḍyūl)
— self-contained component of a system
Japanese:
モジュール
(mojūru)
— self-contained component of a system
Korean:
모듈
(modyul)
— self-contained component of a system
Malayalam:
ഘടകം
(ghaṭakaṁ)
— self-contained component of a system
Māori:
kōwae
— self-contained component of a system
Middle Persian:
hngwšydg
— self-contained component of a system
Iranian Persian:
ماژول
(mâžul)
— self-contained component of a system
Iranian Persian:
پودْمان
(pudmân)
— self-contained component of a system
Polish:
moduł
— self-contained component of a system
Portuguese:
módulo
— self-contained component of a system
Romanian:
modul
— self-contained component of a system
Russian:
мо́дуль
(módulʹ)
— self-contained component of a system
Slovak:
modul
— self-contained component of a system
Spanish:
módulo
— self-contained component of a system
Swedish:
modul
— self-contained component of a system
Thai:
มอดูล
(mɔɔ-duun)
— self-contained component of a system
Thai:
โมดูล
(moo-duun)
— self-contained component of a system
Turkish:
modül
— self-contained component of a system
Ukrainian:
мо́дуль
(módulʹ)
— self-contained component of a system
Vietnamese:
mô-đun
— self-contained component of a system
Vietnamese:
bộ phận rời
— self-contained component of a system
Finnish:
moduulimitta
— architecture: standard unit of measure for determining the proportions of a building
French:
module
— architecture: standard unit of measure for determining the proportions of a building
Portuguese:
módulo
— architecture: standard unit of measure for determining the proportions of a building
Romanian:
modul
— architecture: standard unit of measure for determining the proportions of a building
Tagalog:
modyul
— architecture: standard unit of measure for determining the proportions of a building
Ukrainian:
мо́дуль
(módulʹ)
— architecture: standard unit of measure for determining the proportions of a building
Belarusian:
мо́дуль
(módulʹ)
— section of a program
Bulgarian:
мо́дул
(módul)
— section of a program
Chinese Mandarin:
模塊 /模块
(mókuài)
— section of a program
Finnish:
moduuli
— section of a program
Finnish:
ohjelmamoduuli
— section of a program
French:
module
— section of a program
German:
Modul
— section of a program
Macedonian:
модул
(modul)
— section of a program
Malayalam:
ഘടകം
(ghaṭakaṁ)
— section of a program
Māori:
kōwae
— section of a program
Iranian Persian:
ماژول
(mâžul)
— section of a program
Iranian Persian:
پودْمان
(pudmân)
— section of a program
Portuguese:
módulo
— section of a program
Romanian:
modul
— section of a program
Russian:
мо́дуль
(módulʹ)
— section of a program
Swedish:
modul
— section of a program
Turkish:
modül
— section of a program
Ukrainian:
мо́дуль
(módulʹ)
— section of a program
Vietnamese:
phần chương trình
— section of a program
Finnish:
opintomoduuli
— unit of education
Finnish:
moduuli
— unit of education
French:
module
— unit of education
German:
Modul
— unit of education
Māori:
kōwae
— unit of education
Romanian:
modul
— unit of education
Russian:
мо́дуль
(módulʹ)
— unit of education
Swedish:
modul
— unit of education
Tagalog:
modyul
— unit of education
Finnish:
moduuli
— pre-prepared adventure scenario for a role-playing game
French:
module
— pre-prepared adventure scenario for a role-playing game
Russian:
мо́дуль
(módulʹ)
— pre-prepared adventure scenario for a role-playing game
Belarusian:
мо́дуль
(módulʹ)
— type of algebraic structure, generalization of vector spaces over non-field rings
Chinese Mandarin:
模
(mó)
— type of algebraic structure, generalization of vector spaces over non-field rings
Finnish:
moduuli
— type of algebraic structure, generalization of vector spaces over non-field rings
French:
module
— type of algebraic structure, generalization of vector spaces over non-field rings
German:
Modul
— type of algebraic structure, generalization of vector spaces over non-field rings
Japanese:
加群
(kagun)
— type of algebraic structure, generalization of vector spaces over non-field rings
Korean:
가군
(gagun)
— type of algebraic structure, generalization of vector spaces over non-field rings
Iranian Persian:
مُدول
(modul)
— type of algebraic structure, generalization of vector spaces over non-field rings
Russian:
мо́дуль
(módulʹ)
— type of algebraic structure, generalization of vector spaces over non-field rings
Swedish:
modul
— type of algebraic structure, generalization of vector spaces over non-field rings
Ukrainian:
мо́дуль
(módulʹ)
— type of algebraic structure, generalization of vector spaces over non-field rings
Finnish:
musiikkimoduuli
— file containing a music sequence
Belarusian:
мо́дуль
(módulʹ)
— astronautics: independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft
Finnish:
moduuli
— astronautics: independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft
French:
module
— astronautics: independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft
German:
Modul
— astronautics: independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft
Romanian:
modul
— astronautics: independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft
Russian:
мо́дуль
(módulʹ)
— astronautics: independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft
Ukrainian:
мо́дуль
(módulʹ)
— astronautics: independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft
