26984 words

modes

11 definitions • 16 examples
1
a way of operating, living, or behaving:

Examples:

mode of Each department in the company has its own mode of operation.
Railways are an important mode of transport for the economy.
silent mode Switch your phone to silent mode.
2
the number or value that appears most often in a particular set
3
(especially of clothes) to be fashionable at a particular time:

Examples:

Miniskirts were very much the mode in the 60s.
4
a type of musical scale (= a set of notes played or sung in order) :

Examples:

Certain musical modes can suggest certain moods and atmospheres.
Many composers advocated the use of modes in order to achieve a particular expression to their music.
5
a way of operating, living, or behaving:

Examples:

Good teachers get their students into a learning mode.
Each department has its own mode of operation.
6
an arrangement of half steps and whole steps (= differences in sound) in an octave (= series of eight notes)
7
the number or value that appears the most often in a particular set of numbers or values
8
a way of doing something:
9
one of several ways that a machine or device operates:

Examples:

Do you leave your computer in standby mode overnight?
New electro-hydraulic brakes include the usual automatic and manual modes.
10
a person's or organization's condition or way of behaving at a particular time, because of the situation they are in:

Examples:

in emergency/crisis mode When you are managing a business in crisis mode, you have to take tough decisions.
in attack/defensive mode If stakeholders are seen as adversaries, this puts the organization in defensive mode.
11
the number or value which appears most often in a particular set:

Examples:

The survey results are based on calculation of the mode for each question.

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