0 a change in the style, loudness, etc. of something such as your voice in order to achieve an effect or express an emotion:
The Minister has evidently practised the modulation of her voice.
The actors sit on stools and present the script and character through intonation and other voice modulations.
A surreal, nightmarish atmosphere is created in the film by constant modulations of colouring of the light.
His performance is exceptional in its intensity and subtle modulation.
This area of the brain is involved in the modulation of emotional behaviour.
The proteinase inhibitor function has been associated with modulation of cell growth.
2 the process of changing the amplitude or frequency of an electrical signal by mixing it with another signal, or a signal that has been changed like this:
Methods of positive social reinforcement include positive voice modulation, facial expression, and verbal praise.
She's got a keen eye for the finest little modulations of human behaviour.
Where babies sleep in the same room as their mothers, sleep patterns might be different, effecting subtle modulations to physiological responses.
To me, oil paint seems like a living organism: infinite modulations and transformations are possible.
These phytochemicals are involved in many mechanisms including modulation of cholesterol synthesis and hormone metabolism.
Perhaps the most striking song here is Da lieg' ich unter den Bäumen, with its change from major to minor and a welcome unexpected modulation.
Armstrong solved the static problem in 1933 with frequency modulation - a way to increase the bandwidth of the radio signal and suppress interference from other energy currents.
