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noun
1.
the act of modulating.
2.
the state of being modulated.
3.
Music. transition from one key to another.
4.
Grammar.
a.
the use of a particular distribution of stress or pitch in a construction, as the use of rising pitch on here in John is here?
b.
the feature of a construction resulting from such use.
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Modulation
is always a great word to know.
So is third. Does it mean:
| note having one sixteenth of the time value of a whole note |
| tone on the third degree from a given tone counted as the first |
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World English Dictionary
| modulation (ˌmɒdjʊˈleɪʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of modulating or the condition of being modulated |
| 2. | music the transition from one key to another |
| 3. | grammar |
| a. another word for intonation | |
| b. the grammatical expression of modality | |
| 4. | electrical engineering |
| a. amplitude modulation frequency modulation phase modulation See also velocity modulation the act or process of superimposing the amplitude, frequency, phase, etc, of a wave or signal onto another wave (the carrier wave) or signal or onto an electron beam | |
| b. the variation of the modulated signal | |
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Word Origin & History
modulation
late 14c., "act of singing or making music," from O.Fr. modulation "act of making music," from L. modulationem (nom. modulatio) "rhythmical measure, singing and playing, melody," from modulatus, pp. of modulari "regulate, measure off properly," from modulus (see module).
EXPAND Meaning "act of regulating according to measure or proportion" is from 1530s. Musical sense of "action of process of changing key" is first recorded 1690s.
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Medical Dictionary
modulation mod·u·la·tion (mŏj'ə-lā'shən)
n.
The functional and morphological fluctuation of cells in response to changing environmental conditions.
The variation of a property in an electromagnetic wave or signal, such as amplitude, frequency, or phase.
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