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modulation
A	noun
	1	modulation
				the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect)
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚change of integrity ╚transformation; translation ╚revision; alteration ╚modulation
	2	modulation
				(electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚communication; communicating ╚transmission ╚modulation ╚pulse modulation ╚phase modulation; PM ╚frequency modulation; FM ╚amplitude modulation; AM
	3	modulation, inflection
				a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚expressive style; style ╚manner of speaking; speech; delivery ╚modulation, inflection
	4	intonation, modulation, pitch contour
				rise and fall of the voice pitch
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚expressive style; style ╚manner of speaking; speech; delivery ╚prosody; inflection ╚intonation, modulation, pitch contour ╚singsong ╚monotone; drone; droning ╚intonation pattern
	5	transition, modulation
				a musical passage moving from one key to another
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚auditory communication ╚music ╚musical composition; opus; composition; piece; piece of music ╚passage; musical passage ╚transition, modulation

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