of, relating to, or composed in the musical modi by which an octave is divided, associated with emotional moods in Ancient - and in medieval ecclesiastical music
requiring immediate user interaction (often used as modal dialog or modal window)
In grammar, a modal or a modal auxiliary is a word such as `can' or `would' which is used with a main verb to express ideas such as possibility, intention, or necessity. a modal verb
(as contrasted to modeless) a modal form requires you to finish with it before you can access other forms or the main menu (within the same application)
to execute a procedure, a window is opened Modal means: the window must first be closed again before a new function can be executed outside of the open window Non-modal means that procedures can be executed in parallel in several windows
A restrictive or limiting interaction because of operating in a mode Modal often describes a secondary window that restricts a user's interaction with other windows A secondary window can be modal with respect to its primary window or to the entire system Compare modeless
A system of harmony in which the chords do not relate to any specific key center Each new chord seems to come from a different key and suggest the use of a different scale
music that is based upon scales (often lesser used ones) rather than upon chord relationships
Of, relating to, or constituting a grammatical form or category characteristically indicating prediction of an action or state in some manner other than as is a simple fact
Of or pertaining to a mode or mood; consisting in mode or form only; relating to form; having the form without the essence or reality