"modulate" meaning in English

See modulate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɑː.d͡ʒə.ˌleɪt/, /ˈmɑ.dju.ˌleɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-modulate.wav [Southern-England] Forms: modulates [present, singular, third-person], modulating [participle, present], modulated [participle, past], modulated [past]
Etymology: From Latin modulatus, past participle of modulari (“to measure, regulate, modulate”), from modulus (“measure”); see modulus. Compare module. By surface analysis, module + -ate. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*med-}}, {{uder|en|la|modulatus}} Latin modulatus, {{m|la|modulor|modulari|to measure, regulate, modulate}} modulari (“to measure, regulate, modulate”), {{m|la|modulus||measure}} modulus (“measure”), {{surf|en|module|-ate}} By surface analysis, module + -ate Head templates: {{en-verb}} modulate (third-person singular simple present modulates, present participle modulating, simple past and past participle modulated)
  1. (transitive) To regulate, adjust or adapt Tags: transitive Translations (to regulate): променям (promenjam) (Bulgarian), регулирам (reguliram) (Bulgarian), modular (Catalan), modulere (Danish), regulere (Danish), säännellä (Finnish), moduler (French), modulieren (German), modulare (Italian), whakaauau (Maori), modulować [imperfective] (Polish), modular (Portuguese), модулировать (modulirovatʹ) (Russian), regulirati (Slovene), uravnati (Slovene), modular (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-modulate-en-verb-~7wEPrNi Disambiguation of 'to regulate': 92 2 4 1
  2. (transitive) To change the pitch, intensity or tone of one's voice or of a musical instrument Tags: transitive Translations (to change the pitch (transitive)): модулирам (moduliram) (Bulgarian), modulere (Danish), moduloida (Finnish), moduler (French), whakaauau (Maori), cieniować [imperfective] (Polish), modulować [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-modulate-en-verb-4UeSmMRb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 32 33 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 7 33 27 33 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 5 31 33 31 Disambiguation of 'to change the pitch (transitive)': 10 78 10 2
  3. (transitive, electronics) to vary the amplitude, frequency or phase of a carrier wave in proportion to the amplitude etc of a source wave (such as speech or music) Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Electronics Translations (to vary the amplitude etc.): модилирам (modiliram) (Bulgarian), modular (Catalan), moduleren (Dutch), moduloida (Finnish), moduler (French), модулировать (modulirovatʹ) (Russian), модулюва́ти (moduljuváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-modulate-en-verb--XVTMtk- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 32 33 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 7 33 27 33 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 5 31 33 31 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'to vary the amplitude etc.': 5 7 83 5
  4. (intransitive, music) to move from one key or tonality to another, especially by using a chord progression Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Music Translations (to move from one key to another (intransitive)): 转调 (zhuǎndiào) (Chinese Mandarin), modulere (Danish), moduleren (Dutch), moduloida (Finnish), moduloitua (Finnish), moduler (French), modulieren (German), modulare (Italian), modulować [imperfective] (Polish), zmodulować [perfective] (Polish), модули́ровать (modulírovatʹ) (Russian), модулюва́ти (moduljuváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-modulate-en-verb-uX6-f0-y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 32 33 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 7 33 27 33 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 5 31 33 31 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'to move from one key to another (intransitive)': 0 5 2 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: amplitude modulation, AM, frequency modulation, FM, phase modulation Related terms: demodulate, modem, modulator, module, modulus

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "amplitude modulation"
    },
    {
      "word": "AM"
    },
    {
      "word": "frequency modulation"
    },
    {
      "word": "FM"
    },
    {
      "word": "phase modulation"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*med-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "modulatus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin modulatus",
      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "modulor",
        "3": "modulari",
        "4": "to measure, regulate, modulate"
      },
      "expansion": "modulari (“to measure, regulate, modulate”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "modulus",
        "3": "",
        "4": "measure"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "module",
        "3": "-ate"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, module + -ate",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin modulatus, past participle of modulari (“to measure, regulate, modulate”), from modulus (“measure”); see modulus. Compare module. By surface analysis, module + -ate.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "modulates",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "modulating",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "modulated",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "modulated",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "modulate (third-person singular simple present modulates, present participle modulating, simple past and past participle modulated)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "demodulate"
    },
    {
      "word": "modem"
    },
    {
      "word": "modulator"
    },
    {
      "word": "module"
    },
    {
      "word": "modulus"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To regulate, adjust or adapt"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "regulate",
          "regulate"
        ],
        [
          "adjust",
          "adjust"
        ],
        [
          "adapt",
          "adapt"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To regulate, adjust or adapt"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1980 April 19, Andrea Loewenstein, “Random Lust”, in Gay Community News, page 10",
          "text": "\"Can you tell?\" she asked, in a trembling but well modulated and sensual voice.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To change the pitch, intensity or tone of one's voice or of a musical instrument"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "change",
          "change"
        ],
        [
          "pitch",
          "pitch"
        ],
        [
          "intensity",
          "intensity"
        ],
        [
          "tone",
          "tone"
        ],
        [
          "voice",
          "voice"
        ],
        [
          "musical instrument",
          "musical instrument"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To change the pitch, intensity or tone of one's voice or of a musical instrument"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Electronics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to vary the amplitude, frequency or phase of a carrier wave in proportion to the amplitude etc of a source wave (such as speech or music)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "electronics",
          "electronics"
        ],
        [
          "vary",
          "vary"
        ],
        [
          "amplitude",
          "amplitude"
        ],
        [
          "frequency",
          "frequency"
        ],
        [
          "phase",
          "phase"
        ],
        [
          "carrier wave",
          "carrier wave"
        ],
        [
          "proportion",
          "proportion"
        ],
        [
          "source",
          "source"
        ],
        [
          "speech",
          "speech"
        ],
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, electronics) to vary the amplitude, frequency or phase of a carrier wave in proportion to the amplitude etc of a source wave (such as speech or music)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "electrical-engineering",
        "electricity",
        "electromagnetism",
        "electronics",
        "energy",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "en:Music"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to move from one key or tonality to another, especially by using a chord progression"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ],
        [
          "key",
          "key"
        ],
        [
          "tonality",
          "tonality"
        ],
        [
          "chord",
          "chord"
        ],
        [
          "progression",
          "progression"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, music) to move from one key or tonality to another, especially by using a chord progression"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɑː.d͡ʒə.ˌleɪt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɑ.dju.ˌleɪt/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "promenjam",
      "sense": "to regulate",
      "word": "променям"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "reguliram",
      "sense": "to regulate",
      "word": "регулирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to regulate",
      "word": "modular"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to regulate",
      "word": "modulere"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to regulate",
      "word": "regulere"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to regulate",
      "word": "säännellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to regulate",
      "word": "moduler"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to regulate",
      "word": "modulieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to regulate",
      "word": "modulare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to regulate",
      "word": "whakaauau"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to regulate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "modulować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to regulate",
      "word": "modular"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "modulirovatʹ",
      "sense": "to regulate",
      "word": "модулировать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to regulate",
      "word": "regulirati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to regulate",
      "word": "uravnati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to regulate",
      "word": "modular"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "moduliram",
      "sense": "to change the pitch (transitive)",
      "word": "модулирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to change the pitch (transitive)",
      "word": "modulere"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to change the pitch (transitive)",
      "word": "moduloida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to change the pitch (transitive)",
      "word": "moduler"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to change the pitch (transitive)",
      "word": "whakaauau"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to change the pitch (transitive)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "cieniować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to change the pitch (transitive)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "modulować"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "modiliram",
      "sense": "to vary the amplitude etc.",
      "word": "модилирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to vary the amplitude etc.",
      "word": "modular"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to vary the amplitude etc.",
      "word": "moduleren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to vary the amplitude etc.",
      "word": "moduloida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to vary the amplitude etc.",
      "word": "moduler"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "modulirovatʹ",
      "sense": "to vary the amplitude etc.",
      "word": "модулировать"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "moduljuváty",
      "sense": "to vary the amplitude etc.",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "модулюва́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhuǎndiào",
      "sense": "to move from one key to another (intransitive)",
      "word": "转调"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to move from one key to another (intransitive)",
      "word": "modulere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to move from one key to another (intransitive)",
      "word": "moduleren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to move from one key to another (intransitive)",
      "word": "moduloida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to move from one key to another (intransitive)",
      "word": "moduloitua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to move from one key to another (intransitive)",
      "word": "moduler"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to move from one key to another (intransitive)",
      "word": "modulieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to move from one key to another (intransitive)",
      "word": "modulare"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to move from one key to another (intransitive)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "modulować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to move from one key to another (intransitive)",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zmodulować"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "modulírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to move from one key to another (intransitive)",
      "word": "модули́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "moduljuváty",
      "sense": "to move from one key to another (intransitive)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "модулюва́ти"
    }
  ],
  "word": "modulate"
}

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