modulator

American  

[moj-uh-ley-ter] / ˈmɒdʒ əˌleɪ tər /

noun

1. a person or thing that modulates.

2. Telecommunications. a device for modulating a carrier wave.

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Etymology

Origin of modulator

1490–1500; < Latin modulātor; modulate, -tor

Example Sentences

According to Otterstorm, the team took modulator technologies that were once bulky, expensive, and power intensive and redesigned them to be smaller, more efficient, and easier to integrate.

From Science Daily

The work, published in the journal Nature Communications, introduces a new type of optical phase modulator designed to precisely control laser light.

From Science Daily

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

The research group of Professor Riitta Lahesmaa have discovered a novel modulator for human regulatory T cells.

From Science Daily

LSI faculty member Peng Li said most existing tools can detect a neural modulator either in a small part of the brain with high spatial resolution or in the whole brain with very low resolution.

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