modulation

noun

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

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

rise and fall of the voice pitch

(electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave

a musical passage moving from one key to another

Roots

modusmodul- · Latin · measure, manner

Synonyms for modulation

sideband intonationn inflectionn transitionn variationn

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The word modulation breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root modul-, from Latin modus (“measure, manner”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.