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- Dictionarymodulate/ˈmɒdjʊleɪt/
verb
- 1. exert a modifying or controlling influence on: "the state attempts to modulate private business's cash flow" Similar
- 2. vary the strength, tone, or pitch of (one's voice): "we all modulate our voice by hearing it" Similar
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to change something, such as an action or a process, to make it more suitable for its situation: An elected committee will meet monthly to modulate the council's energy policy.
1. : to tune to a key or pitch. 2. : to adjust to or keep in proper measure or proportion : temper. 3. : to vary the amplitude, frequency, or phase of (a carrier wave or a light wave) for the transmission of information (as by radio) also : to vary the velocity of electrons in an electron beam. intransitive verb. 1.
to change the style, loudness, etc. of something such as your voice in order to achieve an effect or express an emotion: His gentle introductory tone modulates into a coach's pre-game pep talk. [ I ] specialized. to change from one musical key to another: Here we modulate from G major to A minor.
Modulate definition: to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.. See examples of MODULATE used in a sentence.
To modulate is to change the pitch of something. You can modulate things other than sound — it still refers to something that's being adjusted. Schools might modulate the number of students in the hallways at the same time by having each grade level start and end each at a different time.
1. to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion. 2. to alter or adapt (the voice) according to the circumstances, one's listener, etc. 3. to cause the amplitude, frequency, phase, or intensity of (a carrier wave) to vary in accordance with a sound wave or other signal. v.i.
To modulate an activity or process means to alter it so that it is more suitable for a particular situation. [ formal ] These chemicals modulate the effect of potassium.
