modulation

BrE /ˈmɒdjʊleɪʃn/ AmE /ˈmɑːdʒəˌleɪʃn/

noun en → es

1 TECHNOLOGY [singular] B2

the process of changing the frequency, amplitude, or phase of a wave to transmit information

modulación

  • a modulation technique

Collocations frequency modulation · amplitude modulation

  • The system uses frequency modulation to transmit signals.

    El sistema utiliza modulación de frecuencia para transmitir señales.

2 ART [singular] B2

a change in the tone or volume of a voice, or in the dynamics of music

modulación, variación en el tono o volumen de la voz / dinámica musical

  • a modulation in tone

Collocations voice modulation · musical dynamics

  • The speaker's modulation of his voice was very effective.

    La modulación de la voz del orador fue muy efectiva.

1 LINGUISTICS [singular] C1

a change in the form of a word to express different meanings, such as tense, number, or gender

modificación gramatical

  • grammatical modulation

Collocations tense modulation · gender modulation

  • The study focuses on the grammatical modulation of verbs.

    El estudio se centra en la modificación gramatical de los verbos.