MODULATE


Meaning of MODULATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmä-jə-ˌlāt ]

verb

( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )

Etymology: Latin modulatus, past participle of modulari to play, sing, from modulus small measure, rhythm, diminutive of modus measure — more at mete

Date: 1615

transitive verb

1. : to tune to a key or pitch

2. : to adjust to or keep in proper measure or proportion : temper

3. : to vary the amplitude, frequency, or phase of (a carrier wave or a light wave) for the transmission of information (as by radio) ; also : to vary the velocity of electrons in an electron beam

intransitive verb

1. : to play or sing with modulation

2. : to pass from one musical key into another by means of intermediary chords or notes that have some relation to both keys

3. : to pass gradually from one state to another

• mod·u·la·tor -ˌlā-tər noun

• mod·u·la·to·ry -lə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr- adjective

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