modulation in English dictionary

  • modulation

    Meanings and definitions of "modulation"

    • The process of applying a signal to a carrier, modulating.
    • Methods of modulating.
    • noun
      The process of applying a signal to a carrier, modulating.
    • noun
      The variation and regulation of a population, physiological response, etc.
    • Applying a signal to a carrier
    • changing key (during piece)
    • modulation (in radio)
    • modulation (of voice)
    • noun
      a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
    • noun
      a musical passage moving from one key to another
    • noun
      (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase
    • noun
      rise and fall of the voice pitch
    • noun
      the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect)

    Synonyms of "modulation" in English dictionary

    alteration, pitch contour, prosody are the top synonyms of "modulation" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of modulation

    • modulation ( plural  modulations)
    • modulation (countable and uncountable, plural modulations)
  • Modulation

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