Modulation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a musical passage moving from one key to another

(electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˌɑːdʒuːlˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/mˌɒdjʊlˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˌɒdjʊlˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /mˌɑːdʒuːlˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pitch contour inflection transition intonation

Word Forms

modulate	verb	change the key of, in music
intone	verb	speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone
intonate	verb	speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone
inflect	verb	vary the pitch of one's speech

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

modulación

un pasaje musical que pasa de una tonalidad a otra

🇮🇹Italian

modulazione

un passaggio musicale che si sposta da una tonalità all'altra

🇳🇱Dutch

modulatie

een muzikale passage die van de ene toonsoort naar de andere gaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

modulação

uma passagem musical movendo-se de uma tonalidade para outra

🇷🇺Russian

модуляция

музыкальный отрывок, переходящий от одной тональности к другой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मॉडुलन

एक कुंजी से दूसरी कुंजी तक जाने वाला संगीतमय मार्ग

🇧🇩Bengali

মড্যুলেশন

একটি বাদ্যযন্ত্রের উত্তরণ এক কী থেকে অন্য চাবিতে চলে যাচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

பண்பேற்றம்

ஒரு விசையிலிருந்து இன்னொரு விசைக்கு நகரும் இசைப் பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

మాడ్యులేషన్

ఒక కీ నుండి మరొక కీకి కదిలే సంగీత మార్గం

🇮🇳Marathi

मॉड्यूलेशन

एका किल्लीतून दुसऱ्या किल्लीकडे जाणारा संगीतमय रस्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

મોડ્યુલેશન

એક મ્યુઝિકલ પેસેજ એક કીથી બીજી કી તરફ જતો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮನ್ವಯತೆ

ಒಂದು ಕೀಲಿಯಿಂದ ಇನ್ನೊಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಚಲಿಸುವ ಸಂಗೀತದ ಹಾದಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മോഡുലേഷൻ

ഒരു കീയിൽ നിന്ന് മറ്റൊന്നിലേക്ക് നീങ്ങുന്ന ഒരു സംഗീത ഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋਡੂਲੇਸ਼ਨ

ਇੱਕ ਸੰਗੀਤਕ ਰਸਤਾ ਇੱਕ ਕੁੰਜੀ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਜੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ماڈیولیشن

ایک میوزیکل راستہ ایک کلید سے دوسری میں منتقل ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

调制

从一个调移动到另一个调的音乐段落

🇯🇵Japanese

変調

ある調から別の調へ移る音楽の一節

🇰🇷Korean

조정

한 건반에서 다른 건반으로 이동하는 악절

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điều chế

một đoạn nhạc chuyển từ phím này sang phím khác

🇹🇭Thai

การปรับ

ข้อความทางดนตรีที่ย้ายจากคีย์หนึ่งไปยังอีกคีย์หนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

modulasi

sebuah bagian musik yang berpindah dari satu kunci ke kunci lainnya

🇵🇭Filipino

modulasyon

isang musical passage na lumilipat mula sa isang susi patungo sa isa pa

🇲🇾Malay

modulasi

petikan muzik yang bergerak dari satu kekunci yang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعديل

مقطع موسيقي ينتقل من مفتاح إلى آخر

🇮🇷Persian

مدولاسیون

یک قطعه موسیقایی که از کلیدی به کلید دیگر حرکت می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

modülasyon

bir tuştan diğerine hareket eden bir müzik pasajı

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִפְנוּן

קטע מוזיקלי שעובר ממפתח אחד למשנהו

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The primary meaning of 'modulation' is 'a musical passage moving from one key to another'.

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Using 'modulation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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