modulation
[ moj-uh-ley-shuhn, mod-yuh- ]
/ ˌmɒdʒ əˈleɪ ʃən, ˌmɒd yə- /
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noun
the act of modulating.
the state of being modulated.
Music. transition from one key to another.
Grammar.
- the use of a particular distribution of stress or pitch in a construction, as the use of rising pitch on here in John is here?
- the feature of a construction resulting from such use.
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British Dictionary definitions for modulation
modulation
/ (ˌmɒdjʊˈleɪʃən) /
noun
the act of modulating or the condition of being modulated
music the transition from one key to another
grammar
- another word for intonation (def. 1)
- the grammatical expression of modality
electrical engineering
- the act or process of superimposing the amplitude, frequency, phase, etc, of a wave or signal onto another wave (the carrier wave) or signal or onto an electron beamSee also amplitude modulation, frequency modulation, phase modulation, velocity modulation
- the variation of the modulated signal
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Medical definitions for modulation
modulation
[ mŏj′ə-lā′shən ]
n.
The functional and morphological fluctuation of cells in response to changing environmental conditions.
The variation of a property in an electromagnetic wave or signal, such as amplitude, frequency, or phase.
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