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modulated |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Modulate \Mod"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Modulated}; p. pr & vb n. {Modulating}.] [L. modulatus p. p. of modulari to measure, to modulate, fr modulus a small measure, meter, melody, dim. of modus. See {Mode}.] 1. To form as sound, to a certain key, or to a certain portion. 2. To vary or inflect in a natural, customary, or musical manner; as the organs of speech modulate the voice in reading or speaking. Could any person so modulate her voice as to deceive so many? --Broome. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: modulated adj 1: changed or adjusted to be suitable [ant: {unmodulated}] 2: altered in volume as well as tone or pitch
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