modulation

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Modification or regulation of something to achieve an appropriate measure or proportion

   Modification or regulation of something to achieve an appropriate measure or proportion; (countable) an instance of this.

   • There was a touching modulation in these words about her father that Walter understood too well.
2. 2

   Changing of a thing from one form to another

   Changing of a thing from one form to another; (countable) an instance of this.

3. 3

   Harmonious use of language in poetry or prose.

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   1. 4

      Modification of the parts of a classical Greek or Roman building to achieve appropriate…

      Modification of the parts of a classical Greek or Roman building to achieve appropriate proportions by measuring in modules (“standard units of measure, usually the diameter or radius of a column at the base of a shaft”).

   2. 5

      Any of the musical notes in ecclesiastical modes of music on which a melodic phrase had…

      Any of the musical notes in ecclesiastical modes of music on which a melodic phrase had to begin and end.

   3. 6

      Arrangement or composition, or performance, of music in a certain key or mode

      Arrangement or composition, or performance, of music in a certain key or mode; also (countable) a series of musical notes, chord, or tune analyzed according to a key or mode.

   4. 7

      Making music or singing

      Making music or singing; (countable) a melody, a tune; also (chiefly in the plural), a musical note.

      • I will sing of thy mercy and judgment, says David; when we fix ourselves upon the meditation and modulation of the mercy of God, even his judgments cannot put us out of tune, but we shall sing and be cheerful even in them.
      • Join'd to Theſe [birds], / Thouſands beſide, thick as the covering Leaves / VVhich ſpeck them o'er, their Modulations mix / Mellifluous.

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