'frequency modulated' definitions:

Definition of 'frequency modulated'

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  • modulated \modulated\ adj. (Electronics)
  • 1. Having either amplitude, intensity, frequency, or phase altered at intervals to represent information to be transmitted; -- of the carrier wave of a radio signal transmitted from one device to another for the purpose of conveying information. Opposite of unmodulated. [Narrower terms: frequency modulated; {amplitude modulated}] [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. altered in volume as well as tone or pitch. [WordNet 1.5]

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