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What is a modius?

What is a modius? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (Ancient Rome) A Roman dry measure of about a peck or 9 L.
  2. (historical units of measure) Various medieval units of dry and liquid volume.
  3. (religion) A bushel-shaped headdress worn by certain deities in classical art.
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A reputed leader in data center infrastructure management solutions, Modius Inc.
San Francisco-based Data Center Infrastructure Management software firm, Modius, has won a patent related to data collection across distributed environments.
The principal Roman capacity measures were the hemina, sextarius, modius, and amphora for dry products and the quartarus, sextarius, congius, urna, and amphora for liquids.
Serapis wears the modius that represents his role as guarantor of the fertility of Egypt.
Some of the latter are priests, who wear the characteristic modius hat.
The modius, an ancient Greek unit of dry measure, was about a third of a U.S. cubic foot.

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