mode
(noun)
noun
1. how something is done or how it happens
- their nomadic mode of existence
Similar word(s): fashion, manner, style, way
Definition categories: attribute, property
2. a particular functioning condition or arrangement
- switched from keyboard to voice mode
Definition categories: state, condition, status
3. a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility
Similar word(s): modality
Definition categories: link
4. verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
Similar word(s): modality, mood
Definition categories: link
5. any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
Definition categories: communication
6. the most frequent value of a random variable
Definition categories: thought, average, norm
Sentences with mode as a noun:
- What was the mode of entry?
- In insert mode, characters typed are directly inserted into the buffer