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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Cons: Have to play around the Illudium G-36 Explosive Space Modulator; the aliens behind the Face on Mars might charge green fees; planet needs women.
From Golf Digest • Jun. 24, 2017
She reminds me of the tiny Martian from Looney Tunes – "Illudium Pu-36 Explosive Space Modulator".
From The Guardian • Jul. 27, 2012
And after two wonderful visits with his Venutian hosts, he had won the honor of presiding over the earthly development of the Modulator, which could collect energy�much more powerful than atomic power�from the atmosphere.
From Time Magazine Archive
She wrote a letter to the President on the assumption that only high-ranking U.S. officials knew of the Modulator.
From Time Magazine Archive
With curiosity stimulated by this mysterious encomium I rose softly and half opened the door in order to obtain a view of the Modulator.
From Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Ross, Martin
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