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Meaning of "modius" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MODIUS

ˈməʊdɪəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MODIUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Modius is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MODIUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of modius in the English dictionary

The definition of modius in the dictionary is a Roman measure of capacity or quantity for dry substances that equates to about 9 litres.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MODIUS

Asmodeus · Claudius · commodious · compendious · discommodious · fastidious · gladius · hideous · incommodious · insidious · medius · melodious · Methodius · odious · radius · studious · tedious · Thaddeus · Thadeus · unmelodious

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MODIUS

modifiableness · modification · modificative · modificatory · modified · modified-release · modifier · modifies · modify · Modigliani · modillion · modiolar · modioli · modiolus · modish · modishly · modishness · modist · modiste

WORDS THAT END LIKE MODIUS

Antonius · Aquarius · Celsius · Confucius · genius · gluteus medius · interradius · long radius · Marius · Mauritius · perradius · Sagittarius · sardius · Schwarzschild radius · short radius · Sirius · stapedius · Stradivarius · turning radius · Vilnius

Synonyms and antonyms of modius in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

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модий
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मोडिअस
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μόδιος
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MODIUS»

Discover the use of modius in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to modius and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Servant of Mut: Studies in Honor of Richard A. Fazzini
It apparently derived from the temple of Merenptah.21 The poorly preserved statue wears the wig with a single uraeus and a cylindrical modius atop. The identity of the royal woman is unknown, but the association of this wig with goddesses ...
Sue D'Auria, 2008
2
Coinage in the Roman Economy, 300 B.C. to A.D. 700
Wheat donated to Delos by Massinissa in 179 B.C. sold at 3 drachmae to 4 drachmae, 1 obol per medimnos or 4.5 to 6.25 asses per modius. Soon after 188 B.C. Samos purchased wheat at 5 drachmae, 2 obols per medimnos or 8 asses per ...
Kenneth W. Harl, 1996
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Diocletian and the Tetrarchy
... prepared mustard army modius army modius army modius army modius army modius army modius army modius army modius army modius army modius army modius army modius army modius army modius army modius Italian pint army ...
Roger Rees, 2004
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Farm Equipment of the Roman World
8. 1 (on Hero's water-organ). 'Bronze cylinders': aerei modioli. DISCUSSION The various objects designated by the term modiolus have a common basic shape, that of the modius (q.v.), though not all of them retain the characteristic form of that ...
5
The Husbandry of the Ancients
In another place, he says: ' For 4 the modius is estimated by law at three ssylf And in another passage: F But I charge him F with this, that, when the modius in Sicily was * at two sest. as his letters sent to you declare, * and the highest price at ...
Adam Dickson, 1788
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Biblical Commentaries from the Canterbury School of Theodore ...
H menstrugtion, , *3-19, 32 5, 531?, modius), 511 (modius), 55% (modius, sextarius), (cadus, siclus) li uid measures: (metreta, sexrarius), k (modius, sextarius), (metreta, sextarius), (memta, modius, sextarius), (metreta), (metreta, sextarius) ...
Bernhard Bischoff, Michael Lapidge, 1994
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The History of the Arts and Sciences of the Ancients
8d. the English acre, lu the days of Varro, wheat was so low as 84 sesterces, or 7d. the modi us, and even so low as 2J do. or 5d. the modius, as may be learned from Cicero's celebrated oration against Wires. " Have you not," says he, ...
Charles Rollin, 1829
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The Economy of the Roman Empire: Quantitative Studies
Wheat-crops in present-day Italy weigh between 6.46 and 6.9 kg per modius, 75- 80 kg per hectolitre (G. Zanetti Problemi alimcntari di una economia pre- industriale (1964) 61). LENGTH the west The Roman foot or pes monetalis of about ...
Richard Duncan-Jones, 1982
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The Early Textual History of Lucretius' De Rerum Natura
The date given for the collation is 26 June 1 579, and Modius referred to the manuscript as 'me[us]'. Bemays (1847, 548—51) showed that the 'codex Modii” was Q, but he wrongly thought that Modius had found the manuscript in St Bertin,  ...
David Butterfield, 2013
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Greek and Roman Technology: A Sourcebook: Annotated ...
A reasonable yield from the Campanian grain that they term “emasculated” is 4 sextarii of fine flour from a modius (or 5 sextarii from a modius of common grain that has not been “emasculated”), together with half a modius of choice flour, ...
John W. Humphrey, John P. Oleson, Andrew N. Sherwood, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MODIUS»

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Kansas City drops Lyft litigation; Emerson partners with San …
Emerson is now partnering with San Francisco software provider Modius to provide an Internet of Things solution that will let customers deploy ... «St. Louis Business Journal, Apr 15»
2
History and Present: 135 Years of Diplomatic Relations between …
One of these inscriptions in stone, dated AD 219, says: "Under Modius Julius, legate of the emperor with pro-praetorian power, the First Aelian ... «Huffington Post UK, Feb 15»
3
Multi-purpose aluminium workboat
Modius works with two other Finnish companies in developing their products. Weldmec is a specialist company that produces fabrications in ... «Maritime Journal, Jan 15»
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Flip side: The invasion of America
MOdiUS. Still, before Modi had begun his visit, there was a desperate search for people to interview and news stories to justify their presence. «Indian Express, Sep 14»
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US cabinet ministers to woo India's Modi
11 Jul 2014 modius India's Modi accepts invitation to meet Obama; 01 Jul 2014 729157-samajwadiparty-1404134859-382-640x480 ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 14»
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DCIM Vendor Modius Gets Patent for Data Collection Across …
Data Center Infrastructure Management software company Modius was awarded a patent that relates to the collection of data across distributed ... «Data Center Knowledge, Jul 14»
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What's on in Dublin city for Giro d'Italia
The Modius Strip, at various locations. Artist Aaron Lawless will make a series of remakes of conceptual artist Marcel Duchamp's Bicycle Wheel. «Irish Independent, May 14»
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When the Earth Stops Revolving Around the Dollar
... times over, just as if basic measures of length [Latin ulna, or ell], bulk measure [Latin modius, or peck], or weight did not have a fixed quantity. «Daily Reckoning, Jan 14»
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CommScope's new DCIM oomph
Other vendors the IDC report looked at were Raritan, nlyte Software, Sentilla, Viridity, Rittal, Rackwise, Power Assure, Modius, Emerson, Schneider Electric and ... «DatacenterDynamics, Apr 13»
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DCIM companies: IDC views on the market
Modius is an IDC MarketScape Major Player worldwide. Overall, IDC finds that Modius has a great product that reports live data feeds elegantly. However ... «DatacenterDynamics, May 12»
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