Meaning & use
modulation
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The act of adjusting or varying something, especially the tone, pitch, or level of a sound or signal.
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The singer's careful modulation of her voice gave the ballad its emotional depth.
The radio station relies on frequency modulation to transmit a clear signal.
A note on using this word
Used in music (changing key), speech (varying tone), and electronics/physics (varying a wave's properties, as in AM/FM radio).
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adjustmentinflection
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