modulativeadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɒdjᵿlətɪv/, U.S.

/ˈmɑdʒəˌleɪdɪv/,

/ˈmɑdʒələdɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: modulate v., -ive suffix.

Etymology: < modulate v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier modulatively adv.

That serves to modulate something, esp. the tone of the voice; modulatory.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [adjective]

temperative1728

modulative1828

just-tempered1905

1828 C. D'Oyly Tom Raw, Griffin 183 Their songs are not, like opera singers, thrilling, There is not half the quivering and shaking, Deep modulative intonations, killing.

1888 H. Sweet Hist. Eng. Sounds (new ed.) 71 Our punctuation-marks seem to have been originally modulative.

1949 Amer. Q. 1 100 Night Mail..introduced into the narrative of the fast mail train between England and Scotland both verse and music as highly modulative elements.

1992 Spoken Eng. 25 12 The fluidity of speech, the variation in modulative techniques, [etc.]..are generally appreciated.

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

单词	modulative
释义	modulativeadj. Brit. /ˈmɒdjᵿlətɪv/, U.S. /ˈmɑdʒəˌleɪdɪv/, /ˈmɑdʒələdɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: modulate v., -ive suffix. Etymology: < modulate v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier modulatively adv. That serves to modulate something, esp. the tone of the voice; modulatory. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [adjective] temperative1728 modulative1828 just-tempered1905 1828 C. D'Oyly Tom Raw, Griffin 183 Their songs are not, like opera singers, thrilling, There is not half the quivering and shaking, Deep modulative intonations, killing. 1888 H. Sweet Hist. Eng. Sounds (new ed.) 71 Our punctuation-marks seem to have been originally modulative. 1949 Amer. Q. 1 100 Night Mail..introduced into the narrative of the fast mail train between England and Scotland both verse and music as highly modulative elements. 1992 Spoken Eng. 25 12 The fluidity of speech, the variation in modulative techniques, [etc.]..are generally appreciated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1828
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