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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.


Etymology

Origin of modulator

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

Example Sentences

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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.

From Science Daily

Along with their collaborators, they built a second optical element to work in tandem with the spatial light modulator.

From Science Daily

Their device filters the light from the spatial light modulator to expand the field of view while preserving the stability and fidelity of the image.

From Science Daily