module

Other forms of module

plural

modules·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about module

What does module mean?

module means "one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in module?

module has 2 syllables: modu-le. The stress falls on "modu". In IPA it is /ˈmɑdʒul/.

What is another word for module?

Close synonyms include faculty, mental faculty. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is module a common word?

module is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.