Definition of modulation
1 : an inflection of the tone or pitch of the voice; specifically : the use of stress or pitch to convey meaning
2 : a regulating according to measure or proportion : tempering
3 : a change from one musical key to another by modulating
4 : the process of modulating a carrier or signal (as in radio); also : the result of this process
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Those sorts of modulations get lost when every character wears a mic, as is the case in this production.
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So the idea of using, essentially, a British icon to explore the modulation of British identity struck me -- especially with a view across history -- as a logical thing to do with Bond.
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Coltrane rarely solos, but occasionally adds subtle right hand variations and weird modulations.
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But one of his first lessons for pupils is vocal modulation.
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Belafonte came of age as a vocalist in an era in which tone and modulation were paramount, watched as those foundations were successfully subverted, and then grew expert at drawing from both customs.
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Brake pedal modulation between power regeneration (which charges the battery) and the physical disc brakes transitions gracefully.
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The last of my three gripes: The brake modulation has too much travel.
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First Known Use of modulation
1501
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modulation
playMedical Definition of modulation
1: the act or process of modulating
2: a reversible change in histological structure due to physiological factors
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