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modulate

v.
C1 Advanced US //ˈmɔdʒjuɫeɪt// UK //mˈɒdjʊlˌeɪt// mod·u·late

v. to change the way you speak or sing to make it more interesting. In electronics, it means changing a signal to carry information.

v. to vary the pitch, tone, or volume of a voice or musical instrument; in electronics, to impress a signal onto a carrier wave. Often used in the context of communication or signal processing.


SIMPLE

The singer learned to modulate her voice to sound more emotional.

CONTEXTUAL

The technician had to modulate the radio signal to ensure the data could be transmitted over long distances without interference.

COMPLEX

By modulating the intensity of the light source, the researchers were able to create a series of pulses that corresponded to the binary code of the transmitted data.

Synonyms
Origin

From Latin modulor (“to measure, regulate, modulate”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from modulus (“measure”); see modulus. Compare module. By surface analysis, modul(e) + -ate.

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