MODULATE


Meaning of MODULATE in English

/ ˈmɒdjuleɪt; NAmE ˈmɑːdʒə-/ verb

1.

[ vn ] ( formal ) to change the quality of your voice in order to create a particular effect by making it louder, softer, lower, etc.

2.

[ v ] modulate (from sth) (to / into sth) ( music ) to change from one musical key (= set of notes) to another

3.

[ vn ] ( technical ) to affect sth so that it becomes more regular, slower, etc. :

drugs that effectively modulate the disease process

4.

[ vn ] ( technical ) to change the rate at which a sound wave or radio signal vibrates (= the frequency ) so that it is clearer

►  modu·la·tion / ˌmɒdjuˈleɪʃn; NAmE ˌmɑːdʒəˈl-/ noun [ U , C ]

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (in the sense intone a song ): from Latin modulat- measured, made melody, from the verb modulari , from modulus measure, diminutive of modus .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.