muuntelu — meaning in English

English meaning

• modulation noun Modification or regulation of something to achieve an appropriate measure or proportion; (countable) an instance of this.
• variation noun A change, or the act of changing, in the form, amount, or quality of something.

Senses

muuntelu is used for these senses in English:

• modulation (uncountable) Modification or regulation of something to achieve an appropriate measure or proportion; (countable) an instance of this.
• variation The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
• variation (music) A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, counterpoint or orchestration; but with some invariant characteristic, e.g. a ground bass.

modulation — full definition

1. noun Modification or regulation of something to achieve an appropriate measure or proportion; (countable) an instance of this.
2. noun Variation (especially softening or toning down) of brightness, form, etc.; (countable) an instance of this.
3. noun Variation in the activity or form of a cell in response to changes in the environment; (countable) an instance of this.
4. noun Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: modification of an electromagnetic wave or other oscillating carrier wave to apply a signal to it; (countable) an instance of this; also, the extent to which such a wave is modified; and the modified wave or signal.

variation — full definition

1. noun A change, or the act of changing, in the form, amount, or quality of something.
2. noun A version of something that differs somewhat from the original or from others of its kind.
3. noun In music, a passage that reworks a melody with changes to rhythm, harmony, or ornamentation.

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