specifically: the use of stress or pitch to convey meaning
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: a regulating according to measure or proportion : tempering
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: a change from one musical key to another by modulating
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: the process of modulating a carrier or signal (as in radio)
also: the result of this process
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebIn a 2019 study, Reinhart showed that similar brain modulation could improve visual-spatial memory, which includes the ability to recall shapes and colors in addition to their locations and movements. Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2022 The steering marries ideal effort levels with a strong sense of straight ahead, and the brake modulation came in for praise as well. Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 22 Sep. 2021 The spike in cytokine production implies that ORF7a immune modulation of monocytes may be a contributing factor to the hyperinflammation seen in severe Covid-19 cases. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 16 June 2022 Yet behind the bravado was an awkward modulation between despair and defiance.New York Times, 28 May 2022 And the actors’ mostly mic-less performance occasionally suffers from their attempts to both emote and project; the volume erases much of the tonal modulation and dialogue pauses.New York Times, 26 May 2022 Brake modulation is fine at the top of the pedal's travel but gets a little grabby in the last few feet before a stop. Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 5 May 2022 Along with a drive towards physical wellness, the company has also developed a neural modulation headset that rewards members for treatment sessions, brain augmentation practice, and improving brain health. Josh Wilson, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 Similarly, when Muti and orchestra summitted the major-key arrival of the fourth and final movement, the glittering modulation was specked with grit, as though acknowledging that this was a victory far too hard-won. Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2022 See More