mode

mode · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A way or manner in which something occurs, is done, or is experienced.

  2. 2.

    A particular state or condition of functioning.

  3. 3.

    (Fashion) A current or popular style or fashion.

  4. 4.

    (Music) Any of various scales in music, especially those used in medieval and Renaissance music.

  5. 5.

    (Statistics) The value that appears most frequently in a data set.

Forms

plural: modes

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    a la mode — In fashion; (US) served with ice cream
  • •
    mode of transport — A type of vehicle or method of traveling

Related words

See also: fashion, manner, method, style
Synonyms: manner, method, style, way

Etymology

From Latin modus ("measure, manner, way"), related to metiri ("to measure"). Entered English via French in the 14th century.