modulation

noun

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Senses

a musical passage moving from one key to another

(electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase

rise and fall of the voice pitch

a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified

the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect)

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