Design and Mode

Design

Design noun - A method worked out in advance for achieving some objective.

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Mode and design are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mode" instead a noun "Design".

Mode noun - A distinctive way of putting ideas into words.

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Design and mode are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Design" instead a noun "Mode".

Nearby Words: modal, modeless

old	old design	old mode
similar	similar design	similar mode
standard	standard design	standard mode
original	original design	original mode
Other adjectives: simple, actual, entire, unique, traditional, official, alternate, basic, different, said, realistic, red, humanoid.

Motormaster's robot mode is based on his old G1 design in general proportions, but his added detail and truck mode are also taking after the Combiner Wars version.

Source: Video Game / Transformers: Devastation
The original 1987 Mighty Glacier design is presented as a "combat mode" Beta Outfit concept design which is ultimately rejected by OmniCorp.

Source: Film / RoboCop (2014)
In the live-action movie, in truck mode, Optimus became a conventional tractor (one with a hood) instead of his original cab-over design, to give him enough extra mass to get to 30 feet tall when in robot mode, rather than 25 feet like the other Autobots.

Source: Square/Cube Law

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