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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mod•u•la•tor (moj′ə lā′tər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that modulates.
- Telecommunicationsa device for modulating a carrier wave.
- Latin modulātor; see modulate, -tor
- 1490–1500
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mod•u•late /ˈmɑdʒəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. - to regulate by a certain measure or amount
- to alter (the voice) according to the situation, one's listener, etc.:modulated his voice instantly when he realized that his boss was listening.
mod•u•la•tion /ˌmɑdʒəˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] mod•u•la•tor, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mod•u•late (moj′ə lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t. - to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften;
tone down. - to alter or adapt (the voice) according to the circumstances, one's listener, etc.
- Music and Dance
- to attune to a certain pitch or key.
- to vary the volume of (tone).
- Telecommunicationsto cause the amplitude, frequency, phase, or intensity of (a carrier wave) to vary in accordance with a sound wave or other signal, the frequency of the signal wave usually being very much lower than that of the carrier.
v.i. - Telecommunications
- to modulate a carrier wave.
- Show Business[CB Slang.]to talk;
visit:Enjoyed modulating with you.
- Music and Danceto pass from one key to another:to modulate abruptly from A to B flat.
- Latin modulātus (past participle of modulārī to regulate (sounds), set to music, play an instrument). See module, -ate1
- 1550–60
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged temper, control.
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