modulation
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a musical passage moving from one key to another
Types & categories
- musical passage hypernym
Related & opposite
- modulate derivation
Sense 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
Types & categories
- transmission hypernym
- amplitude modulation hyponym
- frequency modulation hyponym
- phase modulation hyponym
- pulse modulation hyponym
Related & opposite
- modulate derivation
- electronics domain topic
Sense 3 noun
rise and fall of the voice pitch
Types & categories
- prosody hypernym
- intonation pattern hyponym
- monotone hyponym
- singsong hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
Types & categories
- manner of speaking hypernym
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Sense 5 noun
the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect)
Types & categories
- revision hypernym
Related & opposite
- regulate derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | modulate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | musical passage |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | modulate |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | electronics |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | transmission |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | amplitude modulation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | frequency modulation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | phase modulation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pulse modulation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tone |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | chant |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | intonate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | prosody |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | intonation pattern |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | monotone |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | singsong |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | modulate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tone |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | manner of speaking |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | regulate |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | revision |