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Meaning of modulate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  modulate
      v 1: change the key of, in music; "modulate the melody"
      2: vary the pitch of one's speech [syn: {tone}, {inflect},
         {modulate}]
      3: fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate
         the temperature"; "modulate the pitch" [syn: {regulate},
         {modulate}]
      4: adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of
      5: vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic
         of (electromagnetic waves)

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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