modulator
Americannoun
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a person or thing that modulates.
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Telecommunications. a device for modulating a carrier wave.
Etymology
Origin of modulator
Example Sentences
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At the same time, it functions as a modulator that helps organize the mechanical properties of the tissue itself.
From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026
The genetic make-up of Cahir's condition could not be helped by the lifesaving modulator drugs such as Kaftrio, Symkevi and Orkambi.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024
Along with their collaborators, they built a second optical element to work in tandem with the spatial light modulator.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024
If I’m doing a study on a selective estrogen receptor modulator, for example, it could help us improve the health of people who need some kind of alternative hormone therapy.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 14, 2024
A minute force becomes the modulator of a much greater force, and thus from imperceptible becomes conspicuous.
From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary)
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