modular

(mŏj'ə-lər)
adj.

1. Of, relating to, or based on a module or modulus.
2. Designed with standardized units or dimensions, as for easy assembly and repair or flexible arrangement and use: modular furniture; modular homes.
3. Mathematics.
   1. Of or relating to fields having a characteristic greater than zero.
   2. Of or relating to structured equivalence classes.

modular mod'u·lar n.
modularity mod'u·lar'i·ty (-lăr'ĭ-tē) n.
modularly mod'u·lar·ly adv.

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The characteristic of a system that has been divided into smaller subsystems which interact with each other.

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IN BRIEF: Able to be put together in a variety of ways because of similarity in size and shape.

They bought some modular shelves so they could put them together in different ways in each room.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - modul-, modulær

Nederlands (Dutch)
modulair

Français (French)
adj. - (gén, Univ) modulaire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - aus Elementen zusammengesetzt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σύνθετος, (μαθ.) ποσοτικός, (Η/Υ) αρθρωτός

Italiano (Italian)
modulare

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - modular

Русский (Russian)
модульный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - modular

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - modul-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
模的, 有标准组件的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 模的, 有標準元件的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 모듈(유수의 측정 단위)의, 계수의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 測定基準単位の, モジュール式の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معياري, قياسي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מורכב ממודולים, מודולרי‬

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