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submodule

submodule noun: a module making up part of a larger module.

Noun

submodule (plural submodules)

  1. A module making up part of a larger module.
    • The first-year English Literature module consists of three submodules.
  2. A module contained in a larger module, both over the same ring, such that the ring multiplication in the former is a restriction of that in the latter.

Forms of submodule

pluralsubmodules

Origin of submodule

From sub- + module.

Questions about submodule

What does submodule mean?
Submodule means a module making up part of a larger module.
What part of speech is submodule?
Submodule is a noun.
What is the plural of submodule?
The plural of submodule is submodules.

Words near submodule in the dictionary

  1. submodifiers
  2. submodify
  3. submodifying
  4. submodular
  5. submodularity
  6. submodule
  7. submodules
  8. submoieties
  9. submoiety
  10. submolar
  11. submolariform

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