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unmodulated

unmodulated

8.3
A voice or sound that stays the same in pitch and volume
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈmɒdʒʊleɪtɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sin modular
  • The background noise was also unmodulated and therefore less disruptive than a modulated noise like speech babble may have been.

Examples

  • Views of vast vistas of arid grasslands, open and unmodulated, thirsty and exposed.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Transmit ten seconds of unmodulated carrier wave on this frequency.

    Thunderbirds Are GO (1966)

  • But to explain a little, I used the word rage with reference to the roots of anger in the unmodulated rage of infants and small children.

    Blog text (1)

  • Degree to which behaviors, thoughts, or emotional expressions are systematic, organized, or planful versus haphazard, unmodulated, or undirected.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The original Takahashi unmodulated rotating cone beam has now been implemented (n11) and produces nearly optimal dose distributions.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The singer's voice was unmodulated, making it difficult for the audience to connect with the song.

  • The radio transmitted an unmodulated signal, resulting in a consistent but monotonous sound.

  • The lecture was delivered in an unmodulated tone, which made it hard for the students to stay engaged.

Synonyms

uninflected
vsunmodulated
1 8.0

Speech that stays flat and shows little feeling

focuses only on unchanged sound quality rather than grammatical form

Antonyms

modulated
6.8

Sound changed in volume or tone to make it pleasant

How Modulated

expressive
41 3.4
modulated
6.8
unmodulated
  • Specialized
8.3

Surface Forms

unmodulated positive

Morphology

unmodulated = modulated (transparent) = un + modulate + ed

A straightforward negation: 'un-' applied to 'modulated' yields 'not modulated', which is directly interpretable from the parts.

Etymology

Unmodulated begins with un- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from modulate, from a root meaning 'measure' or 'manner' and the same root as mode and moderate. Because modulate came to mean 'change your pitch or tone', unmodulated describes a voice or sound that is 'not changed' or 'not varied' in tone.