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Intonation vs Modulation - What's the difference?

intonation | modulation | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between intonation and modulation

is that intonation is the rise and fall of the voice in speaking while modulation is the process of applying a signal to a carrier, modulating.

intonation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (linguistics) The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
  • The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.
  • Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise.
    • Her intonation was false.
  • Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest.
  • A thundering; thunder.
    • (Bailey)

    Related terms

    * intonable * intonate * intonational * intonationally * intonator * intone * intoner

    References

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    modulation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of applying a signal to a carrier, modulating.
  • Methods of modulating.

    • Derived terms

    * demodulation * paramodulation ----