modulate

English

/ˈmɑː.dʒə.ˌleɪt/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To regulate, adjust or adapt
  • (transitive) To change the pitch, intensity or tone of one's voice or of a musical instrument
  • (transitive) to vary the amplitude, frequency or phase of a carrier wave in proportion to the amplitude etc of a source wave (such as speech or music)
  • (intransitive) to move from one key or tonality to another, especially by using a chord progression

Etymology

Suffix from English module root from Proto-Indo-European *med- (measure, give advice, acquire, heal, possess, consider, control, advise, think about, decide, be in charge of, limit, reason, be in command).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*med-

Gloss

measure, give advice, acquire, heal, possess, consider, control, advise, think about, decide, be in charge of, limit, reason, be in command

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Kanji

理

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