Modulate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

change the key of, in music

vary the pitch of one's speech

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɑːdʒuːlˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɒdjʊlˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɒdjʊlˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɑːdʒuːlˌeɪt/.

Examples

modulate the melody
regulate the temperature
modulate the pitch

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

regulate tone inflect

Parts of Speech

verb	change the key of, in music “modulate the melody”
verb	vary the pitch of one's speech
verb	fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of “regulate the temperature”
verb	adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of
verb	vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves)

Word Forms

modulation	noun	a musical passage moving from one key to another
tone	noun	(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
inflection	noun	a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
regulatory	adjective	restricting according to rules or principles
regulator	noun	any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

modulieren

die Tonart in der Musik ändern

🇫🇷French

moduler

changer la tonalité de, en musique

🇪🇸Spanish

modular

cambiar la clave de, en la música

🇮🇹Italian

modulare

cambiare la tonalità di, in musica

🇳🇱Dutch

moduleren

verander de toonsoort van, in muziek

🇵🇹Portuguese

modular

mudar a tonalidade de, na música

🇷🇺Russian

модулировать

изменить тональность в музыке

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मिलाना

संगीत में, की कुंजी बदलें

🇧🇩Bengali

মডিউল করা

সঙ্গীতের চাবি পরিবর্তন করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

பண்பேற்றம்

இசையில் விசையை மாற்றவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మాడ్యులేట్

సంగీతంలో కీని మార్చండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सुधारणे

संगीतातील की बदला

🇮🇳Gujarati

મોડ્યુલેટ

સંગીતમાં, ની કી બદલો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾಡ್ಯುಲೇಟ್

ಸಂಗೀತದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೀಲಿಯನ್ನು ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മോഡുലേറ്റ് ചെയ്യുക

സംഗീതത്തിലെ കീ മാറ്റുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੋਧਣਾ

ਸੰਗੀਤ ਵਿੱਚ, ਦੀ ਕੁੰਜੀ ਬਦਲੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ماڈیول کرنا

موسیقی میں، کی کلید کو تبدیل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

调制

改变音乐中的调

🇯🇵Japanese

変調する

音楽のキーを変更する

🇰🇷Korean

변조하다

음악의 키를 바꾸다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngâm nga

thay đổi phím của, trong âm nhạc

🇹🇭Thai

ปรับ

เปลี่ยนคีย์ของในเพลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memodulasi

mengubah kunci, dalam musik

🇲🇾Malay

memodulasi

menukar kunci, dalam muzik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعديل

تغيير مفتاح في الموسيقى

🇮🇷Persian

تعدیل کردن

تغییر کلید، در موسیقی

🇹🇷Turkish

modüle etmek

müziğin anahtarını değiştir

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְוַסֵת

לשנות את המפתח של, במוזיקה

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The primary meaning of 'modulate' is 'change the key of, in music'.

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