modal verb
modal verb

modality


Definition: Meaning of, modality in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / mə(ʊ)ˈdalɪti /

  • noun
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Singular Plural
modality modalities
  1. a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity, possibility or impossibility
    SYNONYM
    mode
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  2. a verb inflection expressing how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
    SYNONYM
    mood, mode
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  3. a particular sense
    SYNONYM
    sense modality, sensory system
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  4. a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment
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modality used in phrases

  • auditory modality (noun)
    1. the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
  • gustatory modality (noun)
    1. the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
  • olfactory modality (noun)
    1. the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
  • sense modality (noun)
    1. a particular sense
  • touch modality (noun)
    1. especially the hands the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body
  • visual modality (noun)
    1. the ability to see; the visual faculty
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