modulation

Nouns

  • (n) a musical passage moving from one key to another transition,
  • (n) (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase
  • (n) rise and fall of the voice pitch intonation, pitch contour,
  • (n) a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified inflection,
  • (n) the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect)

Synonyms

transition intonation pitch contour inflection

Words of close approximity