modulation

1. A musical passage moving from one key to another (synset 107101833)
   is a type of: musical passage, passage - a short section of a musical composition
   same as: transition
2. (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave;
   Changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase (synset 106291948)
   referred to in: electronics - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices
   is a type of: transmission - communication by means of transmitted signals
   subtypes:

   • am, amplitude modulation - modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave
   • fm, frequency modulation - modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave
   • phase modulation, pm - modulation of the phase of the carrier wave
   • pulse modulation - modulation that imposes a signal on a train of pulses
3. Rise and fall of the voice pitch (synset 107098358)
   is a type of: inflection, prosody - the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
   subtypes:

   • intonation pattern - intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements
   • drone, droning, monotone - an unchanging intonation
   • singsong - a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation
   same as: intonation, pitch contour
4. A manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified (synset 107098150)
   is a type of: delivery, manner of speaking, speech - your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
   same as: inflection
5. The act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect) (synset 100201228)
   is a type of: alteration, revision - the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)

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