(transitive) To regulate, adjust or adapt
modulating
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for modulating.
Editorial note
There is a lot of classified work on GaAs for communication links where the speed of demodulating/modulating a signal is critical.
Quick take
(transitive) To regulate, adjust or adapt
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of modulating gathered in one view.
(transitive) To change the pitch, intensity or tone of one's voice or of a musical instrument
(intransitive, music) to move from one key or tonality to another, especially by using a chord progression
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for modulating.
verb
(transitive) To regulate, adjust or adapt
verb
(transitive) To change the pitch, intensity or tone of one's voice or of a musical instrument
verb
(intransitive, music) to move from one key or tonality to another, especially by using a chord progression
verb
(transitive, electronics) to vary the amplitude, frequency or phase of a carrier wave in proportion to the amplitude etc of a source wave (such as speech or music)
Example sentences
There is a lot of classified work on GaAs for communication links where the speed of demodulating/modulating a signal is critical.
Outdoor temperature reset has been a feature on furnace controllers for a long time (also called modulating aquastat).
Because of the patterns they illustrate especially when modulating the columns it seemed to make sense.
Great intent, but modulating speed is only one of several important vectors toward good code architecture.
The problem with this emerging theory about bacteria in the Gut modulating mood, obesity, etc.
The diode observes the extremely high optical frequency as DC signal, onto which you are modulating another signal at a lower frequency.
Something like a gate in an FET modulating current flow between source and drain.
Won't the modulating/transmitting malware increase the system cpu load (run queue, or whatever)?
They need to be effective at modulating the target.
I'm always modulating them based on the environment / band / track playing.
Don't most of the problems with nerve stimulation in existing MRI systems come from the gradient coils rapidly modulating the magnetic field, rather than people moving around?
A synthesizer in which FM is the main way of making sounds, though, is extremely difficult to work with, since you're basically just modulating sine waves with one another.
Quote examples
That would of course allow faster than light communication by modulating the "collapsedness" of a stream of entangled particles.
Modulating the frequency during the pulse helps more, creating a wolf-whistle like "chirp".
Quite handy for covert data exfiltration by modulating a "power" LED, though.
The abstract says "the role of dopamine in modulating executive function, working memory and associative learning has been established", I wonder if there are side effects to mucking with your brain chemistry in this way.
Proper noun examples
Modulating CO2 emissions -- a massive project in global social coordination of dubious prospect -- may not be the best or first method to reach for in such a project.
Modulating a white laser would make it much easier to pick up a reliable signal, imagine an AM radio transmitter that transmitted on every frequency of the AM band, even the crappiest tuner would give you a clear signal.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use modulating in a sentence?
There is a lot of classified work on GaAs for communication links where the speed of demodulating/modulating a signal is critical.
What does modulating mean?
(transitive) To regulate, adjust or adapt
What part of speech is modulating?
modulating is commonly used as verb.