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Meaning of modulation

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

  modulation
      n 1: a musical passage moving from one key to another [syn:
           {transition}, {modulation}]
      2: (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to
         vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or
         frequency or phase
      3: rise and fall of the voice pitch [syn: {intonation},
         {modulation}, {pitch contour}]
      4: a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone
         of the voice is modified [syn: {modulation}, {inflection}]
      5: the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure
         and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect)

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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