over-modulatev.
/ˌəʊvəˈmɒdjᵿleɪt/, /ˌəʊvəˈmɒdʒᵿleɪt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈmɑdʒəˌleɪt/, /ˌoʊvərˈmɑdjʊˌleɪt/ Electronics and Telecommunications.
transitive. To subject (a signal, device, etc.) to overmodulation. Also intransitive: to cause or suffer overmodulation.
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over-modulate1962
1928 L. S. Palmer Wireless Princ. & Pract. xi. 418 As long as the modulator be not overworked, the oscillatory current cannot be over-modulated.
1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio ii. 48 Completely dead sound is difficult to balance: the transient peaks tend to over-modulate.
1992 Everyday Electronics (BNC) June 378 If the l.e.d. is over-modulated..the sound will be distorted.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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