modulate
English Thesaurus
1. vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves) (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, vary, |
| definition | : | become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence (verb.change) |
2. adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of (verb.change)
3. vary the pitch of one's speech (verb.communication)
4. change the key of, in music (verb.creation)
| hypernym | : | play, spiel, |
| definition | : | replay (as a melody) (verb.creation) |
| domain category | : | music, |
| definition | : | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.) (noun.act) |
5. vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves) (verb.change)
| derivation | : | modulation, |
| definition | : | (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase (noun.communication) |
6. adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of (verb.change)
| derivation | : | inflection, modulation, |
| definition | : | a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified (noun.communication) |
7. fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of (verb.change)
| derivation | : | modulation, |
| definition | : | the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | regulator, |
| definition | : | any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | regulative, regulatory, |
| definition | : | restricting according to rules or principles (adj.all) |
8. vary the pitch of one's speech (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | tone, |
| definition | : | (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | quality, timber, timbre, tone, |
| definition | : | (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | inflection, prosody, |
| definition | : | the patterns of stress and intonation in a language (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | inflection, modulation, |
| definition | : | a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified (noun.communication) |
9. change the key of, in music (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | modulation, transition, |
| definition | : | a musical passage moving from one key to another (noun.communication) |
10. vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves) (verb.change)
| derivation | : | modulation, |
| definition | : | (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase (noun.communication) |
11. adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of (verb.change)
| derivation | : | inflection, modulation, |
| definition | : | a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified (noun.communication) |
12. fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of (verb.change)
| derivation | : | modulation, |
| definition | : | the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | regulator, |
| definition | : | any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | regulative, regulatory, |
| definition | : | restricting according to rules or principles (adj.all) |
13. vary the pitch of one's speech (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | tone, |
| definition | : | (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | quality, timber, timbre, tone, |
| definition | : | (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | inflection, prosody, |
| definition | : | the patterns of stress and intonation in a language (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | inflection, modulation, |
| definition | : | a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified (noun.communication) |
14. change the key of, in music (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | modulation, transition, |
| definition | : | a musical passage moving from one key to another (noun.communication) |
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