modulatory
- adjective
- /ˈmɒdʒʊlətɔri/
- Specialized
- Differences in these temporal parameters were explored first on the basis of the observed coil movement sequence and then between the five different taste stimuli, with further exploration of the modulatory effect of the covariate of perceived taste intensity wherever taste influences were found.
- modulatory effect
Examples
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The results of this study demonstrate the importance of emotional information in face processing, and the researchers urge future imaging studies to take into account the modulatory effect of emotion in order to further untangle the complex.
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These findings establish the rationale and confirm the decision to explore the possible modulatory effect of perceived taste intensity on stimulus effects in the subsequent analyses of tongue movement durational measures in this study.
Academic text (2012) -
Control, on the other hand, is dynamic, variable, modulatory, and never finished.
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Yes, I can find instances of the modulatory, universally deformative culture of control in contemporary literary productions.
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Again, it is modulatory and females as well as in males now leaping to estrogen and progesterone.
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Because many of these luminal constituents have immune-modulatory activity, their varying concentrations along the length of the intestine are likely to have an important impact on regulating regionalized immune cell compartmentalization and functionality.
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The modulatory effects of the drug improved the patient's overall well-being.
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Her modulatory role in the project helped the team adjust their approach to meet the deadline.
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This gene has modulatory functions that influence how the body responds to stress.
Antonyms
How Modulatory
Surface Forms
Morphology
modulatory = modulate (transparent) = modulate + ory
The suffix '-ory' is commonly used to form adjectives meaning 'relating to or having the function of', making the transformation from 'modulate' to 'modulatory' clear.
Etymology
Modulatory comes from the Latin word modus meaning 'measure' and from modulate meaning 'to change a little', and it shares the same root as the common word moderate. So in biology, something modulatory helps to 'adjust' or 'make small changes' to the activity or function of a system.