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module

module

48 6.3
A compartment of a spacecraft that can be removed for crew or equipment
  • noun
  • /ˈmɒdʒuːl/
  • Specialized
: módulo
  • For now, though, we're getting some spectacular images back from the onboard cameras of the Orion module, the moon, and of course, the Earth itself as well.
  • space station module
  • command module
  • Lunar Module

So they left the whole module there that the astronauts occupied just so it looks like a landings spot.

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Examples

  • The Almaz-derived space stations are closely related to the modules used to construct the International Space Station.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Is that his escape module?

  • "Maybe Dad and the others were in A or B module when it happened."

    Fiction book (2000)
  • I'll fly the Command module out if I break free.

  • The first was a command and service module, or CSM.

  • We need to find a way to cross to the Romulus module.

  • At 3:46 we should be getting the first signal from the Lunar Module.

  • Europe builds the service module for the Orion spacecraft.

  • Dex went back to the equipment lockers beneath the bunks in the module's midsection.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The crew moved to the living module to prepare for their upcoming mission.

Synonyms

compartment
vsmodule
153 3.3

A small separate space inside a bigger thing where you keep things

is a detachable spacecraft unit made for a specific purpose like living or propulsion

Compounds

command module
  • Specialized
15 7.0

The part of a spacecraft where astronauts live, control the ship, and talk with Earth

lunar module
  • Specialized
12 4.9

A small spacecraft that carries astronauts from orbit down to the moon's surface and back

power module
  • Specialized
5 5.5

A small unit that gives electricity to other parts of a device

1 8.6

A small spacecraft that takes astronauts from the main spacecraft to the moon's surface and back

How Self-contained

module
  • Specialized
48 6.3
pod
  • Specialized
7 7.2
compartment
153 3.3

Surface Forms

module singular
modules plural

Etymology

Module comes from the Latin modulus, meaning 'small measure', and is related to the word mode, which means a way or form, so imagine a separate 'room' you can attach or remove from a larger ship. That's why a spacecraft module is a detachable part made for a single purpose like living space or engines.