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Definition of Modulation

1. Noun. A musical passage moving from one key to another.

2. Noun. (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase.

3. Noun. Rise and fall of the voice pitch.

4. Noun. A manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified.

5. Noun. The act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect).

Definition of Modulation

1. n. The act of modulating, or the state of being modulated; as, the modulation of the voice.

Definition of Modulation

1. Noun. The process of applying a signal to a carrier, modulating. ¹

2. Noun. Methods of modulating. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Modulation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Modulation

1. Alteration in the effectiveness of voltage gated or ligand gated ion channels by changing the characteristics of current flow through the channels. The mechanism is thought to involve second messenger systems. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Modulation

modularities modularity modularizable modularization modularizations modularize modularized modularizes modularizing modularly

modulars modulate modulated modulates modulating modulation (current term) modulation transfer function modulational modulations modulator

modulators modulatory module modules moduli modulini modulino modulo modulus modulus of elasticity

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