modulation

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌmɑd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/ UK /ˌmɒdjʊˈleɪʃn̩/ See IPA manual

Freq #49795

Meanings

1

noun
in electronics, the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave

The modulation failed.

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Synonyms

inflection

Opposites

monotone

Word family

Forms modulations

Derived forms biomodulationchemomodulationchronomodulationcomodulationcross-modulationdemodulationdownmodulationdysmodulationimmunomodulationintermodulationmechanomodulationmetamodulation

Related forms modulatemodulator

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Phrases (1)

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frequency modulation
encoding a signal by varying the frequency of a carrier wave

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Late Middle English modulacion, modulacioun (“act of making music or singing; harmony; melody, song”), from Middle French modulation (modern French modulation), and directly from its etymon Latin modulātiō (“regular or rhythmical measure, modulation; inflection of tone; (architecture) calculation of measurements from a standard unit; (Late Latin) act of making music or singing; melody, song”), from modulātus (“modulated”) + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs). Modulātus is a perfect participle of modulor (“to beat time; to make music or sing; to measure; etc.”), from modulus (“...

*med- Proto-Indo-European modulacion Middle English modulation Middle French modulātiō Latin

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# modulation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌmɑd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmɒdjʊˈleɪʃn̩/
**Frequency rank:** 49795

## Meanings
1. in electronics, the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave

## Examples
- The modulation failed.

## Synonyms
- inflection

## Antonyms
- monotone

## Derived Forms
- biomodulation
- chemomodulation
- chronomodulation
- comodulation
- cross-modulation
- demodulation
- downmodulation
- dysmodulation
- immunomodulation
- intermodulation
- mechanomodulation
- metamodulation

## Related Forms
- modulate
- modulator

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *med-
- Root: modulacion
- Root: modulation
- Root: modulātiō

## Etymology
From Late Middle English modulacion, modulacioun (“act of making music or singing; harmony; melody, song”), from Middle French modulation (modern French modulation), and directly from its etymon Latin modulātiō (“regular or rhythmical measure, modulation; inflection of tone; (architecture) calculation of measurements from a standard unit; (Late Latin) act of making music or singing; melody, song”), from modulātus (“modulated”) + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs). Modulātus is a perfect participle of modulor (“to beat time; to make music or sing; to measure; etc.”), from modulus (“...

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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