mode (Meaning)

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mode (n)

how something is done or how it happens

a particular functioning condition or arrangement

a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility

verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker

any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave

the most frequent value of a random variable

Webster

mode (n.)

Manner of doing or being; method; form; fashion; custom; way; style; as, the mode of speaking; the mode of dressing.

Prevailing popular custom; fashion, especially in the phrase the mode.

Variety; gradation; degree.

Any combination of qualities or relations, considered apart from the substance to which they belong, and treated as entities; more generally, condition, or state of being; manner or form of arrangement or manifestation; form, as opposed to matter.

The form in which the proposition connects the predicate and subject, whether by simple, contingent, or necessary assertion; the form of the syllogism, as determined by the quantity and quality of the constituent proposition; mood.

Same as Mood.

The scale as affected by the various positions in it of the minor intervals; as, the Dorian mode, the Ionic mode, etc., of ancient Greek music.

A kind of silk. See Alamode, n.

mode Sentence Examples

  1. The car's engine was running in idle mode, conserving fuel.
  2. The laptop was set to power-saving mode to extend its battery life.
  3. The printer displayed an error message, putting it into diagnostic mode.
  4. The elevator entered standby mode after a long period of inactivity.
  5. The traffic light changed to blinking mode, warning drivers of an upcoming intersection.
  6. The washing machine switched to rinse mode, removing detergent from the clothes.
  7. The smartphone was in do not disturb mode, preventing notifications from interrupting the user.
  8. The thermostat was set to eco mode to minimize energy consumption.
  9. The DVD player was paused in fast-forward mode, allowing the viewer to skip scenes quickly.
  10. The microwave was operating in grill mode, browning food with electromagnetic waves.

FAQs About the word mode

how something is done or how it happens, a particular functioning condition or arrangement, a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim

tone,style, manner, phraseology,vein, fashion, regionalism, archaism,locution, colloquialism

standard,standard, classic,classic,

The car's engine was running in idle mode, conserving fuel.

The laptop was set to power-saving mode to extend its battery life.

The printer displayed an error message, putting it into diagnostic mode.

The elevator entered standby mode after a long period of inactivity.