MODULATED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does modulated mean? 

• MODULATED (adjective)
  The adjective MODULATED has 2 senses:

1. changed or adjusted in pitch, tone, or volume

2. altered in volume as well as tone or pitch

  Familiarity information: MODULATED used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MODULATED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Changed or adjusted in pitch, tone, or volume

Similar:

softened (toned down)

Antonym:

unmodulated (characterized by lack of variation in pitch, tone, or volume)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Altered in volume as well as tone or pitch

Similar:

inflected ((of the voice) altered in tone or pitch)

 Context examples 

Any physiologic process that results in modulated activity of any of the placental hormones, including choriogonadotropic hormone, chorionic somatomammotropin hormone, inhibin, estrogen and progesterone.

(Placental Hormone Activity Alteration, NCI Thesaurus)

MAX mRNA steady state level is not modulated with respect to cell proliferation or differentiation, unlike mRNAs encoded by most immediate early genes.

(Oncogene MAX, NCI Thesaurus)

These proteins roam the nucleus, perhaps as part of multiprotein complexes, and their target interactions are modulated by posttranslational modifications.

(HMGN Family Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in transcriptional regulation and its activity is modulated in response to hormonal stimulation from the cAMP pathway.

(CREB1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Inflammation is known to be modulated by the vagus nerve.

(Electroacupuncture Reduces Sepsis in Mice, NIH)

Helical tomotherapy is a type of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).

(Helical tomotherapy, NCI Dictionary)

Pregnancy is a critical stage characterised by complex changes in endocrine and immunometabolic levels, during which the woman’s physiology is modulated to sustain her health and that of the baby.

(A new study highlights the importance of undertaking physical activity of moderate–vigorous intensity during the early weeks of pregnancy, University of Granada)

But now John put his hand into his pocket, brought out a whistle, and blew upon it several modulated blasts that rang far across the heated air.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

A proprietary 3D intensity-modulated radiation therapy treatment planning platform developed by the Elekta corporation.

(Elekta Xio, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in the regulation of blood coagulation and is modulated by Ca+2 ions, membrane phospholipids, and factor VIII.

(F9 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)