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Webster 1913 Edition

Modulation

Modˊu-la′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
modulatio
: cf. F.
modulation
.]
1.
The act of modulating, or the state of being modulated;
as, the
modulation
of the voice
.
2.
Sound modulated; melody.
[R.]
Thomson.
3.
(Mus.)
A change of key, whether transient, or until the music becomes established in the new key; a shifting of the tonality of a piece, so that the harmonies all center upon a new keynote or tonic; the art of transition out of the original key into one nearly related, and so on, it may be, by successive changes, into a key quite remote. There are also sudden and unprepared modulations.

Webster 1828 Edition

Modulation

MODULA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. modulatio.]
1.
The act of forming any thing to a certain proportion; as the different proportion and modulation of matter.
2.
The act of inflecting the voice in reading or speaking; a rising or falling of the voice.
3.
In music, the art of composing melody or harmony agreeable to the laws prescribed by any particular key, or of changing the key, or of passing from one key to another.
Modulation is the manner of ascertaining and managing the modes; or more generally, the art of conducting the harmony and air through several modes in a manner agreeable to the ear and conformed to rules.
4.
Sound modulated; melody.

Definition 2024

modulation

modulation

English

Noun

modulation ‎(countable and uncountable, plural modulations)

  1. The process of applying a signal to a carrier, modulating.
  2. The variation and regulation of a population, physiological response, etc.

Translations

Derived terms

Danish

Noun

modulation c (singular definite modulationen, plural indefinite modulationer)

  1. modulation
  2. inflection (change in pitch or tone of voice)

Synonyms

  • modulering c

Inflection

French

Noun

modulation f ‎(plural modulations)

  1. modulation

Etymology

From Middle French modulation, from Latin modulatio

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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