modulation

/moj-uh-ley-shuhn, mod-yuh-/US // ˌmɒdʒ əˈleɪ ʃən, ˌmɒd yə- //UK // (ˌmɒdjʊˈleɪʃən) //

调制,调解,变调,调变

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : the act of modulating.
- : the state of being modulated.
- : Music. transition from one key to another.
- : Grammar. the use of a particular distribution of stress or pitch in a construction, as the use of rising pitch on here in John is here?the feature of a construction resulting from such use.

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Synonyms

This digital practice amp includes 30 modeling presets right out of the box—including clean tones and overdrive effects, as well as delay, reverb, and modulation options—allowing users to achieve a wide palette of tones without extra gear.
They are groping for some modulation, some way to translate complicated moral intuitions into rules a society can live by.
He sat up in bed; the sound was tragical by distance, and the modulation appealed to his ear like human speech.
It is wonderful to hear the infinite variety of modulation which a Swede gives to these two insignificant syllables.
This is their modulation to the dominant, their awakening to life.
I succeeded in the recitative; it was well accented, full of energy and excellent modulation.
He speaks it, too, with such melody and modulation as he can; “in homely rustic jingle;” but it is his own, and genuine.