modulation
modulation Lexical Profile
modulation Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The action or process of varying, adjusting, or regulating the strength, tone, pitch, or intensity of something, especially the human voice.
"The actor's subtle modulation of his voice held the audience in complete silence throughout the monologue."
In music, a change from one key or tonality to another within a composition.
"The sudden modulation from C minor to E-flat major brightened the mood of the second movement."
In electronics and telecommunications, the process of varying one or more properties of a periodic carrier wave, such as its amplitude, frequency, or phase, in order to transmit a signal.
"Frequency modulation provides much clearer radio reception with less static interference than amplitude modulation."
• Rhymes for modulation
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French or directly from Latin 'modulatio' (a rhythmical measure or singing and playing), derived from 'modulari' (to measure off or regulate rhythmically), from 'modulus' (a small measure), the diminutive of 'modus' (measure or manner).