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modulation noun

  /-d͡ʒʊ-/ , /ˌmɑd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/ , /ˌmɒdjʊˈleɪʃn̩/
  • (engineering, physics, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: modification of an electromagnetic wave or other oscillating carrier wave to apply a signal to it; (countable) an instance of this; also, the extent to which such a wave is modified; and the modified wave or signal.
  • (typography, uncountable) The quality of a typeface of having contrasting, thick and thin parts of the strokes; stroke-width variation.
 modulaatio, modulointi
  • (uncountable) Changing of the key in a piece of music; also, the effect achieved by this as an element of harmony; (countable) an instance of this.
 modulaatio, modulointi, muutos, muuttaminen, sävellajinvaihdos
  • (art, uncountable) Variation (especially softening or toning down) of brightness, form, etc.; (countable) an instance of this.
 modulaatio, muuttelu
  • (uncountable) Modification or regulation of something to achieve an appropriate measure or proportion; (countable) an instance of this.
 mukautus, muuntelu, muuttelu, säätö
  • (biology, uncountable) Variation in the activity or form of a cell in response to changes in the environment; (countable) an instance of this.
 muuntautuminen
  • (uncountable) Changing of a thing from one form to another; (countable) an instance of this.
 muutos, muuttaminen

module noun

  /ˈmɑd͡ʒul/ , /ˈmɒdjuːl/ , /ˈmɒd͡ʒuːl/
  • A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.
  • A pre-prepared adventure scenario with related materials for a role-playing game.
  • (astronautics) An independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft.
 moduuli
  • (algebra, ring theory) An abelian group equipped with the operation of multiplication by an element of a ring (or another of certain algebraic objects), representing a generalisation of the concept of vector space with scalar multiplication.
 moduuli, moduulimitta, opintomoduuli
  • (programming) A section of a program; a subroutine or group of subroutines.
 moduuli, ohjelmamoduuli
  • (music, computing) A file containing a music sequence that can be played in a tracker (also called mod or music module).
 musiikkimoduuli

modulate verb

  /ˈmɑ.djuˌleɪt/ , /ˈmɑ.d͡ʒəˌleɪt/ , /ˈmɒd͡ʒəˌleɪt/ , /ˈmɒd͡ʒəˌlæɪt/ , /ˈmɒd͡ʒɪleɪt/ , /ˈmɒd͡ʒɪˌleɪt/ , /ˈmɔd͡ʒəˌlæɪt/
  • (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)
  • (transitive) To change the pitch, intensity or tone of one's voice or of a musical instrument
 moduloida
  • (intransitive, music) to move from one key or tonality to another, especially by using a chord progression
 moduloida, moduloitua
  • (transitive) To regulate, adjust or adapt
 säännellä

modulator noun

  • A device or thing that modulates.
 modulaattori
frequency modulation
taajuusmodulaatio
amplitude modulation
amplitudimodulaatio
phase modulation
vaihemodulaatio, vaihemodulointi
quadrature amplitude modulation
QAM-modulointi, kvadratuuriamplitudimodulaatio
pulse-width modulation
pulssinleveysmodulaatio
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