MODULATED

modulated

(adjective) altered in volume as well as tone or pitch

modulated

(adjective) changed or adjusted in pitch, tone, or volume

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

modulated

simple past tense and past participle of modulate

Source: Wiktionary


MODULATE

Mod"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Modulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Modulating.] Etym: [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.

Mod"u*late, v. i. (Mus.)

Definition: To pass from one key into another.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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