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modulated

modulated

6.8
Sound changed in volume or tone to make it pleasant
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɒdʒʊleɪtɪd/
translation icon : modulado
  • The singer's voice was modulated to create a richer sound during the performance.

This is a fully modulated audio string test barrel.

Examples

  • So I spent two years listening to the BBC World Service trying to, you know, get those modulated vowels down and also fixed by grammar.

  • It's it's the background which is always there, modulated by the other things you're attending to and you're aware of.

  • And so her image is modulated by this one hour recording of my breathing.

  • So the way in which our body reacts and is modulated in response to mental states is also very real.

  • It is true that they are modulated by these modulators like dopamine and serotonin in different ways.

  • He modulated his tone to sound more persuasive during the presentation.

  • To keep the audience engaged, she often modulated her pitch while telling stories.

Synonyms

inflected
vsmodulated
6.0

A voice that changes tone or pitch to show feeling

adjusts strength, tone, or volume to sound more pleasant
modified
vsmodulated
3.9

Changed from the original to work better

focuses on changing sound qualities for pleasantness rather than general alteration

Antonyms

monotone
2 5.8

Said or sung in the same tone without change

unmodulated
  • Specialized
8.3

A voice or sound that stays the same in pitch and volume

How Modulated

dynamic
  • Specialized
26 5.1
expressive
41 3.4
modulated
6.8
flat
297 4.4
monotone
2 5.8

Surface Forms

modulated positive

Morphology

modulated = modulate (transparent) = modulate + ed

The adjective is formed directly from the verb 'modulate' with a standard past-participial/adjectival '-ed', so the meaning is clearly derived from the base verb.

Etymology

Modulated comes from the Latin root modul-, from modus meaning 'measure' or 'way', and you can see the same idea in the words mode and moderate. So, to modulate or be modulated is to change or adjust a sound's strength, tone, or volume to make it clearer or more pleasant.