'Modulating' definitions:
Definition of 'Modulating'
From: GCIDE
- Modulate \Mod"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Modulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Modulating.] [L. modulatus, p. p. of modulari to measure, to modulate, fr. modulus a small measure, meter, melody, dim. of modus. See Mode.]
- 1. To form, as sound, to a certain key, or to a certain portion. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To vary or inflect in a natural, customary, or musical manner; as, the organs of speech modulate the voice in reading or speaking. [1913 Webster]
- Could any person so modulate her voice as to deceive so many? --Broome. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Electronics) To alter the amplitude, frequency, phase, or intensity of (the carrier wave of a radio signal) at intervals, so as to represent information to be conveyed by the signal; -- a technique used to convey information by means of radio waves transmitted by one electronic device and received by another. [WordNet 1.5]
Words containing 'Modulating'
- Modulate,
- Modulated,
- Modulation,
- Modulator,
- Module,
- Natural modulation,
- amplitude modulated,
- amplitude modulation,
- command module,
- frequency modulated,
- frequency modulation,
- lunar module,
- phase modulation,
- power module,
- pulse modulation,
- lunar excursion module,
- modulator-demodulator,
- pulse-time modulation