🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

modulação

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mo-du-la-sãw

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Modulation/ˌmɒdʒ.ʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A modulação da voz ajuda a transmitir diferentes emoções."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act or process of changing from one key to another in music, or the variation of the pitch, tone, or volume of the voice.

    "The subtle modulation of her voice kept the audience completely engrossed throughout the lecture."
  2. 2

    The process of varying a carrier signal, such as a radio wave, in order to transmit information.

    "Frequency modulation allows the radio broadcast to remain clear even in adverse weather conditions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'modulatio', meaning a measuring or rhythm, stemming from 'modulus' (a small measure). Entering English in the late 16th century via French, it originally referred to musical rhythm and pitch before expanding in the 20th century to encompass electronic signal processing and general linguistic or contextual variation.

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