"modulation" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: musical passage, passage - a short section of a musical composition

same as: transition
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
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
is a type of: delivery, manner of speaking, speech - your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally

same as: inflection
is a type of: alteration, revision - the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)