modulatorn.

Brit.

/ˈmɒdjᵿleɪtə/,

/ˈmɒdʒᵿleɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈmɑdʒəˌleɪdər/

Forms: 1500s modulatour, 1600s– modulator; Scottish pre-1700 modulatour.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin modulātor.

Etymology: < classical Latin modulātor person who makes up tunes < modulāt- , past participial stem of modulārī (see modulate v.) + -or -or suffix.

a. A person who or thing which modulates something; (later chiefly) a regulator, a controlling mechanism.In quot. c1570: a person who ensures the correct timing of a musical performance.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > [noun]

songsterOE

singerc1330

chantera1387

singster1388

voicea1513

modulatora1527

chorister1589

songman1603

cantor1609

warbler1611

melodist1789

vocalist1790

cantator1866

vocaller1876

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > adjustment for accuracy or smooth operation > that which

modulatora1527

adjustment1793

adjustor1854

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > in due proportion > one who or that which

modulator1654

modulant1869

proportioner1901

a1527 W. Peeris Prov. in Anglia (1892) 14 479 A parfyte modulatour makithe his songe trew.

c1570 Art of Music (BL Add. 4911) f. 36^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Modulatour Wpone the quhilkis nottis discant and countering may be plesandly be soung at the arbitry of the modulatouris as thay best pleis thairapon till accord.

1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 477 Poetry..is a most musicall Modulator of all Intelligibles by her inventive Variations.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. v. v. 336 The Tongue..the artful Modulator of our Voice.

1834 T. De Quincey Sketches Life & Manners in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 29/2 Thus, in a musical metaphor, the great man is the sole modulator, and determiner of the key in which the conversation proceeds.

1896 ‘Iota’ Quaker Grandmother 145 The haze was a modulator of all things—a balancer.

1962 T. G. Hiebert Abbrev. Basic Med. Physiol. (ed. 4) i. iv. 37 Other color perception theories postulate..independent receptors, the dominator and modulator units, with the latter giving rise to color sensations.

1970 R. W. McGilvery Biochemistry xxiii. 547 The deoxycytidine phosphates are not modulators of any of the reductions.

1994 Denver Post 2 Jan. a19/3 Serotonin is the brain's key chemical modulator of primitive drives and emotions.

b. spec. A device which produces modulation of an electromagnetic wave or other signal (see modulation n. 7a).pulse modulator: see pulse n.² Compounds 2. ring modulator: see ring n.¹ Compounds 2a.

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society > communication > telecommunication > [noun] > signal > modulation > modulator

modulator1919

pulse modulator1952

modem1958

coupler1968

1919 Proc. IRE 7 193 The curvature of the characteristic..makes possible its employment as a modulator and detector.

1930 Discovery Dec. 398/2 The output from the subscriber's telephone is amplified in the transmitting voice frequency amplifier and passes to the low frequency modulator.

1964 M. Brotherton Masers & Lasers xv. 182 If we feed into a modulator a voice frequency of 256 cps along with a carrier frequency of 50,000 cps, the modulator reacts by producing two new frequencies.

1972 Jazz & Blues Nov. 21/1 I..checked out this new modulator which a lot of people..are now using. You put in your voice and you get another sound on it.

1986 Amer. Motorcyclist Sept. 36/1 Headlight modulators are electronic devices about the size of a cigarette pack that vary the intensity of the headlight three to four times per second.

1996 C. Jenkins in P. Trynka Rock Hardware 54/2 The basic electronic components of analog synthesis are the oscillator, noise generator, modulator, filter, [etc.].

2. Music. A chart used in the tonic sol-fa system, showing the relations of pitches and scales. Now historical.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > notation > [noun] > expression in sol-fa > sol-fa chart

modulator1843

1843 Singing for Schools & Congregations Pref. p. iv On Miss Glover's system this book is founded. The method of notation is but slightly different from hers. From her is copied the modulator [called by Glover a ‘musical ladder’].

1851 Tonic-solfa Reporter Jan. 15/2 In connection with the Modulator, the practice of Teaching by Pattern is of highest importance.

1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. xxiv. 35/1 The Modulator, or pointing board for teaching tunes.

1889 G. Grove Dict. Music IV. 144/1 Tonic Sol-fa... The ancient sound-names do, re, mi, etc...are put before a class..in the form of a printed picture of the scale, called a ‘Modulator’. For simplicity's sake they are spelt English-wise.

2002 education.deakin.edu.au 15 Jan. (O.E.D. Archive) Curwen..also made use of Glover's Sol-fa Ladder which he adapted into what he called the Tonic Sol-fa Modulator.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	modulator
释义	modulatorn. Brit. /ˈmɒdjᵿleɪtə/, /ˈmɒdʒᵿleɪtə/, U.S. /ˈmɑdʒəˌleɪdər/ Forms: 1500s modulatour, 1600s– modulator; Scottish pre-1700 modulatour. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin modulātor. Etymology: < classical Latin modulātor person who makes up tunes < modulāt- , past participial stem of modulārī (see modulate v.) + -or -or suffix. 1. a. A person who or thing which modulates something; (later chiefly) a regulator, a controlling mechanism.In quot. c1570: a person who ensures the correct timing of a musical performance. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > [noun] songsterOE singerc1330 chantera1387 singster1388 voicea1513 modulatora1527 chorister1589 songman1603 cantor1609 warbler1611 melodist1789 vocalist1790 cantator1866 vocaller1876 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > adjustment for accuracy or smooth operation > that which modulatora1527 adjustment1793 adjustor1854 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > in due proportion > one who or that which modulator1654 modulant1869 proportioner1901 a1527 W. Peeris Prov. in Anglia (1892) 14 479 A parfyte modulatour makithe his songe trew. c1570 Art of Music (BL Add. 4911) f. 36^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Modulatour Wpone the quhilkis nottis discant and countering may be plesandly be soung at the arbitry of the modulatouris as thay best pleis thairapon till accord. 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 477 Poetry..is a most musicall Modulator of all Intelligibles by her inventive Variations. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. v. v. 336 The Tongue..the artful Modulator of our Voice. 1834 T. De Quincey Sketches Life & Manners in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 29/2 Thus, in a musical metaphor, the great man is the sole modulator, and determiner of the key in which the conversation proceeds. 1896 ‘Iota’ Quaker Grandmother 145 The haze was a modulator of all things—a balancer. 1962 T. G. Hiebert Abbrev. Basic Med. Physiol. (ed. 4) i. iv. 37 Other color perception theories postulate..independent receptors, the dominator and modulator units, with the latter giving rise to color sensations. 1970 R. W. McGilvery Biochemistry xxiii. 547 The deoxycytidine phosphates are not modulators of any of the reductions. 1994 Denver Post 2 Jan. a19/3 Serotonin is the brain's key chemical modulator of primitive drives and emotions. b. spec. A device which produces modulation of an electromagnetic wave or other signal (see modulation n. 7a).pulse modulator: see pulse n.² Compounds 2. ring modulator: see ring n.¹ Compounds 2a. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > [noun] > signal > modulation > modulator modulator1919 pulse modulator1952 modem1958 coupler1968 1919 Proc. IRE 7 193 The curvature of the characteristic..makes possible its employment as a modulator and detector. 1930 Discovery Dec. 398/2 The output from the subscriber's telephone is amplified in the transmitting voice frequency amplifier and passes to the low frequency modulator. 1964 M. Brotherton Masers & Lasers xv. 182 If we feed into a modulator a voice frequency of 256 cps along with a carrier frequency of 50,000 cps, the modulator reacts by producing two new frequencies. 1972 Jazz & Blues Nov. 21/1 I..checked out this new modulator which a lot of people..are now using. You put in your voice and you get another sound on it. 1986 Amer. Motorcyclist Sept. 36/1 Headlight modulators are electronic devices about the size of a cigarette pack that vary the intensity of the headlight three to four times per second. 1996 C. Jenkins in P. Trynka Rock Hardware 54/2 The basic electronic components of analog synthesis are the oscillator, noise generator, modulator, filter, [etc.]. 2. Music. A chart used in the tonic sol-fa system, showing the relations of pitches and scales. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > notation > [noun] > expression in sol-fa > sol-fa chart modulator1843 1843 Singing for Schools & Congregations Pref. p. iv On Miss Glover's system this book is founded. The method of notation is but slightly different from hers. From her is copied the modulator [called by Glover a ‘musical ladder’]. 1851 Tonic-solfa Reporter Jan. 15/2 In connection with the Modulator, the practice of Teaching by Pattern is of highest importance. 1862 Internat. Exhib.: Illustr. Catal. Industr. Dept. II. xxiv. 35/1 The Modulator, or pointing board for teaching tunes. 1889 G. Grove Dict. Music IV. 144/1 Tonic Sol-fa... The ancient sound-names do, re, mi, etc...are put before a class..in the form of a printed picture of the scale, called a ‘Modulator’. For simplicity's sake they are spelt English-wise. 2002 education.deakin.edu.au 15 Jan. (O.E.D. Archive) Curwen..also made use of Glover's Sol-fa Ladder which he adapted into what he called the Tonic Sol-fa Modulator. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1527
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