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modulates

modulates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of modulate.

Meaning of modulate

Verb

modulate (third-person singular simple present modulates, present participle modulating, simple past and past participle modulated)

  1. (transitive) To change the pitch, intensity or tone of one's voice or of a musical instrument.
    • "Can you tell?" she asked, in a trembling but well modulated and sensual voice.1980 April 19, Andrea Loewenstein, “Random Lust”, in Gay Community News, page 10
  2. (transitive) To vary the amplitude, frequency or phase of a carrier wave in proportion to the amplitude etc of a source wave (such as speech or music).
  3. (intransitive, transitive) To move from one key or tonality to another, especially by using a chord progression.

Questions about modulates

What is modulates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Modulates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of modulate.

Words near modulates in the dictionary

  1. modularizing
  2. modularly
  3. modulatable
  4. modulate
  5. modulated
  6. modulates
  7. modulateth
  8. modulating
  9. modulation
  10. modulational
  11. modulationally

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