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Definitions of modulate
  1. verb
    vary the pitch of one's speech

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  2. verb
    fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
    "modulate the pitch"

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  3. verb
    adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of
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  4. verb
    change the key of, in music
    "modulate the melody"
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  5. verb
    vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves)
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Definition that contains modulate
  • radio an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
  • pulse produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
  • carrier a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
  • wireless an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
  • modem (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line
  • tuner an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
  • pulsate produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
  • kerr cell optical device consisting of a transparent cell with two electrodes between two polarizing media; passes light only if the two planes of polarization are parallel; used as a high-speed shutter or to modulate a laser beam
  • radio receiver an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
  • demodulate extract information from a modulated carrier wave
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