modulated

mod·u·late

(mŏj′ə-lāt′)

v. mod·u·lat·ed, mod·u·lat·ing, mod·u·lates

v.tr.

1. To regulate or adjust to a certain degree: physiological mechanisms that modulate the body's metabolic rate.

2. To change or vary the pitch, intensity, or tone of (one's voice or a musical instrument, for example).

3. Electronics

a. To vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves).

b. To vary (electron velocity) in an electron beam.

4. Biochemistry To act on (a receptor, for example) as an activator, an inhibitor, or both.

v.intr. Music

To move from one key or tonality to another by means of a melody or chord progression.

[Latin modulārī, modulāt-, to measure off, to regulate, from modulus, diminutive of modus, measure; see med- in Indo-European roots.]

mod′u·la·bil′i·ty n.

mod′u·la′tive, mod′u·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	modulated - changed or adjusted in pitch, tone, or volume unmodulated - characterized by lack of variation in pitch, tone, or volume; "he lectured in an unmodulated voice edged with hysteria"
	2.	modulated - altered in volume as well as tone or pitch inflected - (of the voice) altered in tone or pitch; "his southern Yorkshire voice was less inflected and singing than her northern one"

Translations

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modulated

adj (beautifully) modulated (voice) → (harmonisch) ausgewogen

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