modulate

(mŏj'ə-lāt')

v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.

v.tr.

1. To adjust or adapt to a certain proportion; regulate or temper.
2. To change or vary the pitch, intensity, or tone of (one's voice or a musical instrument, for example).
3. Electronics.
   1. To vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves).
   2. To vary (electron velocity) in an electron beam.

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.]

modulability mod'u·la·bil'i·ty n.
modulative mod'u·la'tive or mod'u·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.

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To insert a data signal into a carrier wave or direct current. See modulation.

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v

Definition: adjust, harmonize
Antonyms: leave alone

n. to relax; to chill.  Cool it, man. Modulate. Relax.

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For a list of words related to modulate, see:

• Data Transmission - modulate: (vb) vary amplitude, frequency, phase, or intensity of carrier wave in accordance with signal wave of much lower frequency
• Intonation and Inflection - modulate: vary pitch or tone of voice, esp. to softer level

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See words rhyming with "modulate."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - modulere, moderere
v. intr. - synge eller spille med modulation

Nederlands (Dutch)
moduleren, regelen, afstemmen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (gén, Radio, Électron) moduler
v. intr. - (Mus) moduler (en)

Deutsch (German)
v. - modulieren, anpassen, aussteuern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προσαρμόζω, ρυθμίζω, (φυσ.) διαμορφώνω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
modulare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - modular

Русский (Russian)
модулировать, работать на любительском передатчике

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - modular, entonar, cantar, regular
v. intr. - modular

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - modulera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
调整, 调制, 使转调, 转调

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 調整, 調製, 使轉調
v. intr. - 轉調, 調製

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 조정하다
v. intr. - 변조하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 調節する, 調子を変える, 周波数を変える, 変調する, 転調する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعدل, يكيف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ויסת, התאים, אפנן, ערך אפנון, סילם, ערך סילום, שינה את גובה הקול‬
v. intr. - ‮שינה ממפתח אחד לאחר (מוסיקה)‬

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