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
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
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
A type of auxiliary verb that is always the first word(s) in a verb phrase The most common modals are can, could, may, might, must, ought, shall, should, will and would: He should hit the ball over the fence
Having to do with modes; this term is applied most particularly to music that is based upon the Gregorian modes, rather than to music based upon the major, minor, or any other scale Miles Davis was a pioneer of modal jazz with the seminal 'Kind of Blue' Search Google com for Modal