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Definition: MODULATOR |
MODULATORNoun1. One who, or that which, modulates. |
Etymology: Modulator \Mod"u*la`tor\, noun. [Latin expression]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Aerospace | A device to effect the process of modulation. (references) |
Electrical Engineering | The device to effect the process of modulation ; a functional unit that converts a signal into a modulated signal suitable for transmission. Source: European Union. (references) |
Health | A specific inductor that brings out characteristics peculiar to a definite region. (references) |
Post & Telecom | In pulse radar:a device for generating a succession of short pulses of energy which cause a transmitter valve to oscillate during each pulse. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| MODEM | English | MOdulator DEModulator | Computer - Computer - (IBM) |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Crosswords: MODULATOR |
| Specialty definitions using "MODULATOR": 2-Hydroxyphenethylamine ♦ 4-Butyrolactone ♦ Allosteric Site ♦ balanced bridge interferometer switch, balanced bridge interferometric switch, balanced modulator ♦ filtered QPSK ♦ optical bit storage, optical bit-by-bit storage ♦ Raloxifene ♦ selective estrogen receptor modulator, SERM ♦ Toremifene. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "MODULATOR" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Albanian (modulator), Danish (modulator), Dutch (modulator), German (modulator), Romanian (modulator), Serbo-Croatian (modulator). |
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Health | Drugs available to prevent further bone loss include bisphosphonates like alendronate and risedronate, calcitonin, and the SERM (selective estrogen receptor modulator) raloxifene. (references) | |
Business | According to local industry sources, one large Korean company has developed a digital transmitter for experimental digital broadcasts, but the firm manufactures only the modulator and procures most of the core components from Japan. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "MODULATOR" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "MODULATOR" is used about 28 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 28 | 65,706 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "MODULATOR": modulator of the immune system ♦ selective estrogen receptor modulator. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "MODULATOR": modulator-demodulator. | |
Ending with "MODULATOR": camp-response-element-modulator. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "MODULATOR"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | modulator, antivibrator. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | модулатор (grid), електрод на спейсистор, антивибратор. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 调制器 (modem). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | modulator. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | modulator. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | modulaattori. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | modulateur (m), modulateur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Modulator, Regulator (governor, wall clock). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | διαμορφωτής (chopper, screed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | אפ ן. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szolfézstáblázat. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | modulatore. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 変調器 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | へ"ちょうき. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 변조기. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | odulatormay modulador. (various references) modulator. (various references) модулятор (grid). (various references) modulator, šema koja predstavlja tonove i skale u solfeđu. (various references) modulador. (various references) modulator. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "MODULATOR": modulators, modulatory. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "MODULATOR": demodulator, immunomodulator. (additional references) | |
Words containing "MODULATOR": demodulators, immunomodulators, immunomodulatory. (additional references) | |
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"MODULATOR" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: modulat, modulatory. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "MODULATOR" (pronounced mÄ"julā'ter) |
| 5 | -u l ā' t er | accumulator, calculator, defibrillator, escalator, insulator, manipulator, oscillator, percolator, regulator, simulator, speculator, stimulator, ventilator, violator. |
| 4 | -l ā' t er | legislator. |
| 3 | -ā' t er | accelerator, activator, actuator, administrator, agitator, alligator, allocator, alternator, animator, applicator, appropriator, arbitrator, aviator, carburetor, cogenerator, collaborator, commentator, communicator, conciliator, consolidator, coordinator, decorator, demonstrator, denominator, detonator, educator, elevator, evaporator, excavator, exterminator, fabricator, facilitator, generator, gladiator, illuminator, illustrator, imitator, incinerator, incubator, indicator, infiltrator, innovator, instigator, integrator, interrogator, investigator, irrigator, liquidator, litigator, locator, mediator, Moderator, navigator, negotiator, operator, originator, perpetrator, radiator, refrigerator, renovator, respirator, syndicator, Terminator. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-l-m-o-o-r-t-u" | |
-1 letter: alumroot. | |
-2 letters: doormat, lordoma, malodor, modular, tumoral. | |
-3 letters: dolour, maduro, modulo, mortal, morula, ormolu, torula. | |
-4 letters: adult, almud, aloud, amort, amour, datum, dolma, dolor, domal, dotal, douma, doura, drool, duomo, dural, larum, modal, molar, molto, moola, moral, motor, mould, moult, mudra, mural, odour, outdo, tardo, tolar, tumor, ultra. | |
-5 letters: alto, alum, arum, atom, auld, auto. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-l-m-o-o-r-t-u" | |
+1 letter: modulators, modulatory. | |
+2 letters: demodulator. | |
+3 letters: demodulators. | |
+4 letters: overmodulated. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 4F 44 55 4C 41 54 4F 52 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- --- -.. ..- .-.. .- - --- .-. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01001111 01000100 01010101 01001100 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M O D U L A T O R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 004F 0044 0055 004C 0041 0054 004F 0052 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)474938554635544952 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, албанец, албански език, албански, 阿"巴尼亚语, 阿爾巴尼亞人 , Albanees, albanialainen, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, albanese, 알"니아, albanês, arnãut, albanez, arnãuţesc, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, български, български език, българин, 保 利亚, bulgarer, bulgarialainen, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bolgár, bulgaro, 불가리아, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | kinez, китайски, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , 중국, chinês, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, китайский, китаец, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, kinesisk |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | danisht, danishte, датски език, датски, 丹麦语, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו'ת שמרים, " י, dán, danese, 덴마크, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | holandez, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, "ול "י, holland, olandese, 네덜란", holandês, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, holländsk |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | finlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, фински език, фински, 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, פי י, finn, finlandese, 핀란", finlandês, finês, finlandezã, финский, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | frëngjishte, frëng, franceze, френски език, френски, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, צרפתית, צרפתי, francia, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , "랑스, francês, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | gjerman, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, 'רמ ית, 'רמ י, német, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, alemão, neamţ, немецкий, germanski, alemán, tysk |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | гръцки език, гръцки, грък, 希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", 그리스, grego, greacã, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, grek |
Hebrew | אוצר מילים, "'"ר", "'בל", תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק | hebraishte, иврит, староеврейски език, древен жител на юдея, юдейски, израилтянин, евреин, староеврейски, юдей, 西伯来, 希伯來語 , joods, Hebreeuws, juutalainen, hébreu, hebräisch, Hebräer, εβραϊκόσ, εβραϊκά, εβραίοσ, עברי, עברית, zsidó, héber, izraelita, ebreo, ebraico, ヘブライ語 , ヘブライ", hebreu, hebraico, limba ebraicã, izraelit, evreu, evreiesc, ebraic, еврей, древнееврейский язык, древнееврейский, еврейский, hibru, hebreo, jude, hebreiska, hebreisk |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , ungarer, Hongaarse, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, "ו 'רי, magyar, ungherese, 헝가리, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, ungrare |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | италиански език, италиански, италианец, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, איטלקית, איטלקי, olasz, italiano, 이탈리아, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | japonez, японски език, японци, японски, 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, יפ י, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", 일본, japonês, japonezã, японский, японец, japanski, japanski jezik, japanac, japonés, japansk |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | japonez, японски език, японци, японски, 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, יפ י, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", 일본, japonês, japonezã, японский, японец, japanski, japanski jezik, japanac, japonés, japansk |
Korean | 사 , 의, 번역 | korean, корейски език, корейски, 韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , Koreaans, coréen, koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτικοσ, κορεάτησ, koreai, 한국, coréia, a língua coreana, limba coreeanã, coreean, кореец, корейский, korejski, korejski jezik, koreanac, coreano, koreansk |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, португалски, португалски език, португалец, 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", 포르투갈, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portugis |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumun, румънски език, румънски, румънец, 罗马尼亚语, rumæner, Roemeens, romanialainen, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, 루마니아, romeno, român, румынский, румын, rumunski jezik, rumunski, rumano, rumänsk |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | руски език, руски, руснак, 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", 러시아, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | 塞"维亚-克罗地亚语, 塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , serbokroatisch, 세르보크로아티아, servo-croata, sârbo-croat, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, испански език, испански, 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, espanhol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | suedez, шведски, шведски език, швед, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, Zweeds, ruotsalainen, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", 스웨덴, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, английски език, английски, англичаните, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, א 'לית, angol, inglese, 영국, inglês, englezesc, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk |
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