- transition, modulation - a musical passage moving from one key to another
--1 is a kind of passage, musical passage
Derived form: verb modulate1 - modulation - (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase
--2 is a kind of transmission
--2 has particulars:amplitude modulation, AM; frequency modulation, FM; phase modulation, PM; pulse modulation Derived form: verb modulate5 - intonation, modulation, pitch contour - rise and fall of the voice pitch
--3 is a kind of prosody, inflection
--3 has particulars:intonation pattern; monotone, drone, droning; singsong Derived form: verb modulate2 - modulation, inflection - a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
--4 is a kind of manner of speaking, speech, delivery
Derived forms: verb modulate2, verb modulate4 - modulation - the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect)
--5 is a kind of revision, alteration
Derived form: verb modulate3