modulate

mod·u·late

M0365500 (mŏj′ə-lāt′)v. mod·u·lat·ed, mod·u·lat·ing, mod·u·lates v.tr.1. To regulate or adjust to a certain degree: physiological mechanisms that modulate the body's metabolic rate.2. To change or vary the pitch, intensity, or tone of (one's voice or a musical instrument, for example).3. Electronics a. To vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves).b. To vary (electron velocity) in an electron beam.4. Biochemistry To act on (a receptor, for example) as an activator, an inhibitor, or both.v.intr. Music To move from one key or tonality to another by means of a melody or chord progression.

---

[Latin modulārī, modulāt-, to measure off, to regulate, from modulus, diminutive of modus, measure; see med- in Indo-European roots.]

---

mod′u·la·bil′i·ty n.mod′u·la′tive, mod′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.

modulate

(ˈmɒdjʊˌleɪt) vb1. (tr) to change the tone, pitch, or volume of2. (tr) to adjust or regulate the degree of3. (Music, other) music a. to subject to or undergo modulation in musicb. (often foll by to) to make or become in tune (with a pitch, key, etc)4. (Electrical Engineering) (tr) physics electronics to cause to vary by a process of modulation5. (General Physics) (tr) physics electronics to cause to vary by a process of modulation[C16: from Latin modulātus in due measure, melodious, from modulārī to regulate, from modus measure] modulability n ˈmodulative, ˈmodulatory adj ˈmoduˌlator n

mod•u•late

(ˈmɒdʒ əˌleɪt)

v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t. 1. to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion. 2. to alter or adapt (the voice) according to the circumstances, one's listener, etc. 3. to cause the amplitude, frequency, phase, or intensity of (a carrier wave) to vary in accordance with a sound wave or other signal. v.i. 4. to modulate a carrier wave. 5. to move harmonically from one key to a related key. [1550–60; < Latin modulātus, past participle of modulārī to regulate (sounds). See module, -ate¹] mod`u•la•bil′i•ty (-ləˈbɪl ɪ ti) n. mod′u•la`tive, mod′u•la•to`ry (-ˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj. mod′u•la`tor, n.

mod·u·late

(mŏj′ə-lāt′) To vary the amplitude, frequency, or some other characteristic of electromagnetic waves in a way that makes them correspond to a signal or to information that is to be transmitted.

modulate

Past participle: modulated
Gerund: modulating

Imperative
modulate
modulate

Present
I modulate
you modulate
he/she/it modulates
we modulate
you modulate
they modulate

Preterite
I modulated
you modulated
he/she/it modulated
we modulated
you modulated
they modulated

Present Continuous
I am modulating
you are modulating
he/she/it is modulating
we are modulating
you are modulating
they are modulating

Present Perfect
I have modulated
you have modulated
he/she/it has modulated
we have modulated
you have modulated
they have modulated

Past Continuous
I was modulating
you were modulating
he/she/it was modulating
we were modulating
you were modulating
they were modulating

Past Perfect
I had modulated
you had modulated
he/she/it had modulated
we had modulated
you had modulated
they had modulated

Future
I will modulate
you will modulate
he/she/it will modulate
we will modulate
you will modulate
they will modulate

Future Perfect
I will have modulated
you will have modulated
he/she/it will have modulated
we will have modulated
you will have modulated
they will have modulated

Future Continuous
I will be modulating
you will be modulating
he/she/it will be modulating
we will be modulating
you will be modulating
they will be modulating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been modulating
you have been modulating
he/she/it has been modulating
we have been modulating
you have been modulating
they have been modulating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been modulating
you will have been modulating
he/she/it will have been modulating
we will have been modulating
you will have been modulating
they will have been modulating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been modulating
you had been modulating
he/she/it had been modulating
we had been modulating
you had been modulating
they had been modulating

Conditional
I would modulate
you would modulate
he/she/it would modulate
we would modulate
you would modulate
they would modulate

Past Conditional
I would have modulated
you would have modulated
he/she/it would have modulated
we would have modulated
you would have modulated
they would have modulated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	modulate - change the key of, in music; "modulate the melody"music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"spiel, play - replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"
	2.	modulate - vary the pitch of one's speechinflect, tonemouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
	3.	modulate - fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch"regulateadjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
	4.	modulate - adjust the pitch, tone, or volume ofadjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
	5.	modulate - vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves)vary, alter, change - become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

modulate

verb adjust, balance, vary, tone, tune, regulate, harmonize, inflect, attune He carefully modulated his voice.

Translations

modulierenmodularmodulermodularemodulazioneregolaremodular