modulation
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1. the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect) (noun.act)
hypernym | : | alteration, revision, |
definition | : | the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification) (noun.act) |
2. (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | transmission, |
definition | : | communication by means of transmitted signals (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | am, amplitude modulation, |
definition | : | modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | fm, frequency modulation, |
definition | : | modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | phase modulation, pm, |
definition | : | modulation of the phase of the carrier wave (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | pulse modulation, |
definition | : | modulation that imposes a signal on a train of pulses (noun.communication) |
domain category | : | electronics, |
definition | : | the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices (noun.cognition) |
3. a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified (noun.communication)
4. rise and fall of the voice pitch (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | inflection, prosody, |
definition | : | the patterns of stress and intonation in a language (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | intonation pattern, |
definition | : | intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | singsong, |
definition | : | a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation (noun.communication) |
5. a musical passage moving from one key to another (noun.communication)
6. the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect) (noun.act)
derivation | : | modulate, regulate, |
definition | : | fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of (verb.change) |
7. (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase (noun.communication)
derivation | : | modulate, |
definition | : | vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves) (verb.change) |
8. a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified (noun.communication)
derivation | : | modulate, |
definition | : | adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of (verb.change) |
9. rise and fall of the voice pitch (noun.communication)
derivation | : | intonate, intone, |
definition | : | speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone (verb.communication) |
10. a musical passage moving from one key to another (noun.communication)
derivation | : | modulate, |
definition | : | change the key of, in music (verb.creation) |
11. the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect) (noun.act)
derivation | : | modulate, regulate, |
definition | : | fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of (verb.change) |
12. (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase (noun.communication)
derivation | : | modulate, |
definition | : | vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves) (verb.change) |
13. a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified (noun.communication)
derivation | : | modulate, |
definition | : | adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of (verb.change) |
14. rise and fall of the voice pitch (noun.communication)
derivation | : | intonate, intone, |
definition | : | speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone (verb.communication) |
15. a musical passage moving from one key to another (noun.communication)
derivation | : | modulate, |
definition | : | change the key of, in music (verb.creation) |
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