Synonyms: modulation
Definition: the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect)
Similar words: alteration, revision
Definition: the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
Usage: it would require a drastic revision of his opinion
Synonyms: modulation
Definition: (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase
Similar words: transmission
Definition: communication by means of transmitted signals
Synonyms: modulation, inflection
Definition: a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
Similar words: manner of speaking, delivery, speech
Definition: your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
Usage: his manner of speaking was quite abrupt; her speech was barren of southernisms; I detected a slight accent in his speech
Synonyms: intonation, pitch contour, modulation
Definition: rise and fall of the voice pitch
Similar words: inflection, prosody
Definition: the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
Synonyms: transition, modulation
Definition: a musical passage moving from one key to another
Similar words: passage, musical passage
Definition: a short section of a musical composition