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Meaning of 'modulate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Modulate [ v. i.]
- To pass from one key into another.
2 . Modulate [ v. t.]
- To form, as sound, to a certain key, or to a certain portion.
- To vary or inflect in a natural, customary, or musical manner; as, the organs of speech modulate the voice in reading or speaking.

Meaning of 'modulate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . modulate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- change the key of, in music
Example in sentence:
  • modulate the melody
Meaning (2):
- fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
Example in sentence:
  • modulate the pitch;
  • regulate the temperature

Nearby Words:

modal modalist modality modally mode model modeled modeler modeling modelize

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