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Dual Mode: A feature on some wireless phones that allows the handset to operate on both analog and digital networks.

Modes: See 'Qualities.'

Molecular Model: A representation of a molecule. The model can be purely computational or it can be an actual physical object. Stick models show bonds, ball-and-stick models show bonds and atoms, and spacefi . . . View Full Definition

Movie Mode: Most point-and-shoot digital cameras, and even a select number of newer digital SLRs, let you record video either as an MPEG movie or a Motion JPEG movie. Most record audio too. Although the . . . View Full Definition

Modernism: A vague, amorphous term referring to the art, poetry, literature, architecture, and philosophy of Europe and America in the early twentieth-century. Scholars do not agree exactly when Modern . . . View Full Definition

Modern Romance: In contrast with medieval and Renaissance romance, the meaning of a modern romance has become more restricted in the 20th century. Modern nonscholarly speakers refer to romances when they me . . . View Full Definition

Modern English: The English language as spoken between about 1450 and the modern day. The language you are speaking now and the language Shakespeare spoke are both considered examples of Modern English. Mod . . . View Full Definition

Modern Portfolio Theory: In making investment decisions, adherents of modern portfolio theory focuses on potential return in relation to potential risk. The strategy is to evaluate and select individual securities a . . . View Full Definition

Multimode Camera: Is a 35mm camera that will operate in several modes.

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