modulated

modulated
modulated modulated adj. (Electronics) 1. Having either amplitude, intensity, frequency, or phase altered at intervals to represent information to be transmitted; -- of the carrier wave of a radio signal transmitted from one device to another for the purpose of conveying information. Opposite of {unmodulated}. [Narrower terms: {frequency modulated}; {amplitude modulated}] [WordNet 1.5]

2. altered in volume as well as tone or pitch. [WordNet 1.5]


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