modulate — 英語辞典

動詞

1. To regulate, adjust or adapt. To change the pitch, intensity or tone of one's voice or of a musical instrument.

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   例文

   "Can you tell?" she asked, in a trembling but well modulated and sensual voice.

2. To regulate, adjust or adapt. To vary the amplitude, frequency or phase of a carrier wave in proportion to the amplitude etc of a source wave (such as speech or music).

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3. To regulate, adjust or adapt. To move from one key or tonality to another, especially by using a chord progression.

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動詞

1. change the key of, in music

   上位語

   playspiel

   例文

   modulate the melody

2. vary the pitch of one's speech

   同義語

   toneinflect

   上位語

   talkspeakuttermouthverbalizeverbalise

3. fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of

   同義語

   regulate

   上位語

   adjustsetcorrect

   例文

   regulate the temperature

   modulate the pitch

4. adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of

   上位語

   adjustsetcorrect

5. vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves)

   上位語

   changealtermodify