modulator
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈmɒdʒʊleɪtə/
- Specialized
:
modulador
- The engineer explained how the modulator controls the frequency of the carrier wave in communication systems.
- modulator driver
- Electrooptic modulator
- optic modulator
This I believe is called an RF modulator.
- This I believe is called an RF modulator.
- So all right, first question, a modulator demodulator is more commonly known as what?
Examples
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Oh, much better without the voice modulator.
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The timer counts 23... 22... 21. Watts is frantically adjusting the fuel modulator's valves...
Fiction book (1998) -
Now I want a voice modulator in this thing, right?
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- Check if the modulator works.
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Data applied to this signal by the modulator then loop back through the network to the central office.
Academic text (1997) -
Where are we with the GPS modulator?
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So what we have is the modulator and demodulator.
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The conditioned audio signal is then fed to the modulator circuit.
Academic text (1998) -
The signal controls the modulator driver and, through it, the modulation of the laser beam.
Academic text (1997) -
A solid-state modulator for high power applications has been introduced by Diversified Technologies.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
1
5.2
A person who makes changes to things
How Complex
- Specialized
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6.6
- Specialized
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6.1
- Specialized
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7.2
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4.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Modulator comes from the Latin root modus meaning 'measure' or 'manner', the same root as moderate and mode. Think of a modulator as a small control or dial that 'sets' or changes a signal, which is why the word means a device or person that changes or controls signals.