modulate
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
change the key of, in music
modulate the melody
Types & categories
- spiel hypernym
Related & opposite
- modulation derivation
- music domain topic
Sense 2 verb
vary the pitch of one's speech
Types & categories
- mouth hypernym
Related & opposite
- tone derivation
- timbre derivation
- prosody derivation
- modulation derivation
- intonation derivation
Sense 3 verb
fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
regulate the temperature
Types & categories
- adjust hypernym
Related & opposite
- modulation derivation
- regulator derivation
- regulative derivation
Sense 4 verb
adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of
Types & categories
- adjust hypernym
Related & opposite
- modulation derivation
Sense 5 verb
vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves)
Types & categories
- vary hypernym
Related & opposite
- modulation derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | modulation |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | music |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | spiel |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tone |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | timbre |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | prosody |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | modulation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | intonation |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | mouth |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | modulation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | regulator |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | regulative |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | adjust |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | modulation |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | adjust |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | modulation |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | vary |