NOUN | communication | modulation, transition | a musical passage moving from one key to another |
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communication | modulation | (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave | |
communication | modulation, intonation, pitch contour | rise and fall of the voice pitch | |
communication | modulation, inflection | a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified | |
act | modulation | the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect) |
Sounds | maa.jhahley'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A musical passage moving from one key to another. | |
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Synonym | transition | |
Broader | passage, musical passage | A short section of a musical composition |
Spanish | modulación, transición | |
Catalan | modulació, transició | |
Verbs | modulate | change the key of, in music |
Meaning | (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase. | |
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Category | electronics | The branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices |
Narrower | amplitude modulation, AM | modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave |
frequency modulation, FM | modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave | |
phase modulation, PM | modulation of the phase of the carrier wave | |
pulse modulation | modulation that imposes a signal on a train of pulses | |
Broader | transmission | communication by means of transmitted signals |
Spanish | modulación | |
Catalan | modulació | |
Verbs | modulate | vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic / characteristic of (electromagnetic waves) |
Meaning | Rise and fall of the voice pitch. | |
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Synonyms | intonation, pitch contour | |
Narrower | intonation pattern | intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements |
monotone, drone, droning | An unchanging intonation | |
singsong | A regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation | |
Broader | prosody, inflection | The patterns of stress and intonation in a language |
Spanish | entonación | |
Catalan | entonació | |
Verbs | modulate | vary the pitch of one's speech |
Meaning | A manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified. | |
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Synonym | inflection | |
Broader | manner of speaking, speech, delivery | Your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally |
Spanish | inflexión | |
Verbs | modulate | adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of |
modulate | vary the pitch of one's speech |
Meaning | The act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect). | |
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Broader | revision, alteration | The act of revising / revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification) |
Verbs | modulate | fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of |
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