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Synonyms for modulation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : moj-uh-ley-shuh n, mod-yuh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌmɒdʒ əˈleɪ ʃən, ˌmɒd yə-

Définition of modulation

Origin :
  • late 14c., "act of singing or making music," from Old French modulation "act of making music" (14c.), or directly from Latin modulationem (nominative modulatio) "rhythmical measure, singing and playing, melody," noun of action from past participle stem of modulari "regulate, measure off properly, measure rhythmically; play, play upon," from modulus (see module). Meaning "act of regulating according to measure or proportion" is from 1530s. Musical sense of "action of process of changing key" is first recorded 1690s.
  • noun timbre
Example sentences :
  • If we may take him at his word Arnold Schoenberg has a system of modulation.
  • Extract from : « The Merry-Go-Round » by Carl Van Vechten
  • Her modulation of grief, in her plaintive pronunciation of the interjection, Oh!
  • Extract from : « Venice Preserved » by Thomas Otway
  • This is their modulation to the dominant, their awakening to life.
  • Extract from : « Castellinaria » by Henry Festing Jones
  • The modulation into an easy-going friendship was not difficult for these young people.
  • Extract from : « Painted Veils » by James Huneker
  • We note this modulation particularly in Pellas and Mlisande.
  • Extract from : « Iconoclasts » by James Huneker
  • First would come a few detached sentences, like a modulation.
  • Extract from : « Caybigan » by James Hopper
  • After all, it is the modulation that carries the message of the text.
  • Extract from : « The Kempton-Wace Letters » by Jack London
  • This modulation is forbidden; therefore it must not be made.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 » by Various
  • Greta spoke like the wardresses, in a tone out of which all modulation had gone.
  • Extract from : « The Messenger » by Elizabeth Robins
  • When he spoke, his voice was a monotone lacking any modulation of feeling.
  • Extract from : « The Time Traders » by Andre Norton

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