modulation
Collocations
5ADJ.
electromagnetic, touching
VERB + MODULATION
broadcasting, called, using, waves
MODULATION + NOUN
daun, ome, properties, radio, stations, wherin, words
PREP.
in, through
ADV.
almost
Definitions
noun
Modification or regulation of something to achieve an appropriate measure or proportion; (countable) an instance of this.
More ouer the emperours that were moſte noble⸝ delited in daunſyng⸝ perceyuing ther in to be a perfecte meaſure⸝ which maye be called modulation: wherin ſome daunſers of olde tyme ſo wonderfully excelled⸝ that they wolde plainly expreſſe in daunſynge⸝ without any wordes or dittie⸝ hiſtories with the hole circumſtaunce of affaires⸝ in them cõtayned: […]
Theſe [minerals] have not yet been vvell reduced, or the number of the ſimple original ones rightly fixt; ſome, vvhich are only Compounds, the Matter of tvvo or more kinds being mix'd together, and, by the different Proportion and Modulation of that Matter, variouſly diſguiſed and diverſifyed, having been reputed all different kinds of Minerals, and thereby the Number of them unneceſſarily multiplied.
Modification or regulation of something to achieve an appropriate measure or proportion; (countable) an instance of this.
[…] I ſhall endeavour to point out and regularly deſcribe a certain order and arrangement in their [shades or shadows'] appearance, in vvhich order vve may conceive different kinds of ſoftnings and modulations of the rays of light vvhich are ſaid to fall upon the eye from every object it ſees, and to cauſe thoſe more or leſs-pleaſing vibrations of the optic nerves, vvhich ſerve to inform the mind concerning every different ſhape or figure that preſents itſelf.
Modification or regulation of something to achieve an appropriate measure or proportion; (countable) an instance of this.
Modification or regulation of something to achieve an appropriate measure or proportion; (countable) an instance of this.
Modulation is the process in which information is encoded in radio signals. Modulation describes changing an aspect of the wave. There are two main types of radio modulation: amplitude modulation (AM) and frequency modulation (FM). […] In amplitude modulation the height (amplitude) of the wave is changed. In frequency modulation, the number of waves that pass a given point in a second is changed.
Modification or regulation of something to achieve an appropriate measure or proportion; (countable) an instance of this.
[A]lthough the vveazon, throtle and tongue [of birds] be the inſtruments of voice, and by their agitations doe chiefly concurre unto theſe delightfull modulations, yet cannot vve aſſigne the cauſe unto any particular formation; […]
The Rings of the VVind-pipe, are fitted for the Modulation of the Voice.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone
noun — rise and fall of the voice pitch
noun — a musical passage moving from one key to another
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6More ouer the emperours that were moſte noble⸝ delited in daunſyng⸝ perceyuing ther in to be a perfecte meaſure⸝ which maye be called modulation: wherin ſome daunſers of olde tyme ſo wonderfully excel
WiktionaryTheſe [minerals] have not yet been vvell reduced, or the number of the ſimple original ones rightly fixt; ſome, vvhich are only Compounds, the Matter of tvvo or more kinds being mix'd together, and, b
WiktionaryThere was a touching modulation in these words about her father that Walter understood too well.
WiktionaryThis piece has almost no modulation.
Tatoeba · #5948244FM broadcasting is a method of radio broadcasting using frequency modulation (FM).
Tatoeba · #9171104A transmitter encodes a message onto electromagnetic waves through modulation, which changes properties of the wave to represent the data.
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