单词 | modulate |
释义 | modulate —modulability /moj'euh leuh bil"i tee/, n. —modulative, modulatory /moj"euh leuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, adj. /moj"euh layt'/, v. , modulated, modulating. v.t. 1. to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down. 2. to alter or adapt (the voice) according to the circumstances, one's listener, etc. 3. Music. a. to attune to a certain pitch or key. b. to vary the volume of (tone). 4. Telecommunications. to cause the amplitude, frequency, phase, or intensity of (a carrier wave) to vary in accordance with a sound wave or other signal, the frequency of the signal wave usually being very much lower than that of the carrier. v.i. 5. Telecommunications. a. to modulate a carrier wave. b. CB Slang. to talk; visit: Enjoyed modulating with you. 6. Music. to pass from one key to another: to modulate abruptly from A to B flat. [1550-60; < L modulatus (ptp. of modulari to regulate (sounds), set to music, play an instrument). See MODULE, -ATE1] Syn. 2. temper, control. |
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