mode [mohd]
– noun
1. a manner of acting or doing; method; way
2. a particular type or form of something
3. a designated condition or status, as for performing a task or responding to a problem
4. Philosophy.
5. Logic.
6. Music.
7. Grammar.
8. Statistics.
9. Petrography.
10. Physics.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME mod(e) (< OF) < L modus measured amount, limit, manner, kind, tone]