One entry found for modulate.

Main Entry: mod·u·late
Pronunciation: mäj--lt
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -lat·ed; -lat·ing
1 : to tune to a key or pitch
2 : to adjust or regulate to the proper proportion; especially : to tone down : SOFTEN <modulated his voice>
3 : to vary a quality (as frequency or amplitude) of an electromagnetic wave for the transmission of information (as by radio)
- mod·u·la·tor /-lt-r/ noun
- mod·u·la·to·ry /-l-tr-, -tr-/ adjective