mode

IPA: mˈoʊd

(music) One of several ancient Greek scales.
(music) One of several common scales in modern Western music, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scale.
A particular means of accomplishing something.
A particular state of being, or frame of mind.
(statistics) The most frequently occurring value in a distribution.
(mathematics, physics) A state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.
(computing) One of various related sets of rules for processing data; more generally, any state of the system associated with certain behaviours.
(electronics) A series of settings on a device used for a specific purpose.
(video games) A variation in gameplay, such as a difficulty level.
(grammar) A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish, intent, or assertion about reality.
(philosophy) That which exists only as a quality of substance.
(textiles) In lace-making, a small decorative piece inserted into a pattern.
(textiles) The openwork between the solid parts of a pattern.
(obsolete) A woman's mantle with a hood.
Style or fashion; popular trend.

Examples of "mode" in Sentences

This mode of thinking is the _mode of re-creation_, of realization.
Conservative default brain mode is like that of an elderly person backing up without looking.
'U_USER_IP' = > append_sid ( "{$phpbb_root_path} viewonline. $phpEx", 'mode = lookup'. (($mode
Changed: The icon used for the discovery mode start button (and the one on the \'mode picker\ 'screen).
Something was said of the propriety of walling up the culprit alive, -- a mode of disposing of small family-matters somewhat _à la mode_ in those times.
* Called from ucp_pm with mode = = 'compose' function compose_pm ($id, $mode, $action) global $template, $db, $auth, $user; global $phpbb_root_path, $phpEx, $config;
Besides, antiviruses Norton 2009 also are capable to work in a mode «Silent mode», not showing the notice, curing the infected objects independently and being updated thus automatically.
Panasonic's iA (Intelligent Auto) mode is further advanced in the FX700 with the addition of Motion Deblur mode* by updating the motion detection (Intelligent ISO Control) and brightness control (Intelligent Exposure) to gain the highest shutter speed possible.
_indicative_ mode; as, The man _walks_; but sometimes the action or occurrence of which I wish to speak, is doubtful, and then I must not declare it positively, but I must adopt another _mode_ of expression; thus, _If_ the man _walk_, he will refresh himself with the bland breezes.