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modulation
noun as in timbre
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They are groping for some modulation, some way to translate complicated moral intuitions into rules a society can live by.
He sat up in bed; the sound was tragical by distance, and the modulation appealed to his ear like human speech.
It is wonderful to hear the infinite variety of modulation which a Swede gives to these two insignificant syllables.
This is their modulation to the dominant, their awakening to life.
I succeeded in the recitative; it was well accented, full of energy and excellent modulation.
He speaks it, too, with such melody and modulation as he can; “in homely rustic jingle;” but it is his own, and genuine.
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On this page you'll find 24 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to modulation, such as: inflection, intonation, pitch, and tone.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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