modulate
verb- [transitive] modulate something (formal)
to change the quality of your voice in order to create a particular effect by making it louder, softer, lower, etc. 调节(嗓音的大小、强弱、高低等) - [intransitive] modulate (from something) (to/into something) (
music )音乐 to change from one musical key (= set of notes) to another 变调;转调 - [transitive] modulate something (specialist)
to affect something so that it becomes more regular, slower, etc. 调整;调节;控制 drugs that effectively modulate the disease process 可以有效控制疾病发展的药品
- [transitive] modulate something (specialist)
to change the rate at which a sound wave or radio signal vibrates (= the frequency) so that it is clearer Topics TV, radio and newsc2调制(声波或无线电波频率);调谐
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘intone a song’): from Latin modulat- ‘measured, made melody’, from the verb modulari, from modulus ‘measure’, diminutive of modus.