Meaning of MODULATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'mâju`leyt
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- [v] vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves)
- [v] adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of
- [v] fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch"
- [v] of one's speech, varying the pitch
- [v] change the key of, in music; "modulate the melody"
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| | Synonyms: | | inflect, regulate |
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| | See Also: | | adjust, alter, change, mouth, play, set, speak, spiel, talk, utter, vary, verbalise, verbalize | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Mod"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Modulated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Modulating}.] [L. modulatus, p. p. of modulari to
measure, to modulate, fr. modulus a small measure, meter,
melody, dim. of modus. See {Mode}.]
1. To form, as sound, to a certain key, or to a certain
portion.
2. To vary or inflect in a natural, customary, or musical
manner; as, the organs of speech modulate the voice in
reading or speaking.
Could any person so modulate her voice as to deceive
so many? --Broome.
\Mod"u*late\, v. i. (Mus.)
To pass from one key into another.
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