modulantn.

Brit.

/ˈmɒdjᵿl(ə)nt/,

/ˈmɒdʒᵿl(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈmɑdʒəl(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin modulant-, modulāns.

Etymology: < classical Latin modulant-, modulāns, present participle of modulārī (see modulate v.); compare -ant suffix¹. Compare French modulant (1875 in music). N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (mǫ·diŭlănt) /ˈmɒdjʊlənt/.

rare.

A thing which effects modulation; a modulating agent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > in due proportion > one who or that which

modulator1654

modulant1869

proportioner1901

1869 E. Wadham Eng. Versif. xvi. 119 In modern English verse alliteration only plays the subordinate part of a modulant, not to be unduly decried where not overdone.

1980 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 77 259/1 (caption) Modulation of lecithin-dependent partition of Ca²⁺... Concentrations of modulants: cholate 1%; [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	modulant
释义	modulantn. Brit. /ˈmɒdjᵿl(ə)nt/, /ˈmɒdʒᵿl(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈmɑdʒəl(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin modulant-, modulāns. Etymology: < classical Latin modulant-, modulāns, present participle of modulārī (see modulate v.); compare -ant suffix¹. Compare French modulant (1875 in music). N.E.D. (1907) gives only the pronunciation (mǫ·diŭlănt) /ˈmɒdjʊlənt/. rare. A thing which effects modulation; a modulating agent. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > in due proportion > one who or that which modulator1654 modulant1869 proportioner1901 1869 E. Wadham Eng. Versif. xvi. 119 In modern English verse alliteration only plays the subordinate part of a modulant, not to be unduly decried where not overdone. 1980 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 77 259/1 (caption) Modulation of lecithin-dependent partition of Ca²⁺... Concentrations of modulants: cholate 1%; [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1869
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