modulus
UK/ˈmɒdjʊləs//ˈmɑdʒələs/
modulus noun: the base with respect to which a congruence is computed.
Noun
modulus (plural moduli)
- The base with respect to which a congruence is computed.
- The absolute value of a complex number.
- A coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance.
- A scalar field controlling the shape and size of extra dimensions in a compactification.
- An operator placed between two numbers, to get the remainder of the division of those numbers.
modulus meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Tagalog
modulus in Tamil
- குணகம், அமைகூறு, எண்ணளவு, தனிமதிப்பு, மட்டளவு, மட்டு
modulus in Urdu
- معیار, قدر, ذریب
modulus in Tagalog
- base with respect to which a congruence is computed
- kawagsan
- absolute value of a complex number
- kawagsan
- coefficient that expresses how much of a certain property is possessed by a certain substance
- litdami
Synonyms of modulus
Forms of modulus
| plural | moduli |
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Origin of modulus
Learned borrowing from French module as Latin modulus. Doublet of module and mold.
Words formed from modulus
- bulk modulus
- elastic modulus
- hydromodulus
- modulo
- modulus of elasticity
- modulus of rigidity
- modulus of rupture
- rigidity modulus
- shear modulus
- Young's modulus
Words that rhyme with modulus
Questions about modulus
- What does modulus mean?
- Modulus means the base with respect to which a congruence is computed.
- What is modulus in Tamil?
- Modulus in Tamil is குணகம், அமைகூறு, எண்ணளவு. See Modulus meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is modulus?
- Modulus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce modulus?
- Modulus is pronounced /ˈmɒdjʊləs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of modulus?
- The plural of modulus is moduli.
Words near modulus in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: modulus (page history and authors); modulus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); modulus (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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