modulation

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “modulation”

Definition

1. 1
   Modification or regulation of something to achieve an appropriate measure or proportion; (countable) an instance of this.
2. 2
   Modification or regulation of something to achieve an appropriate measure or proportion; (countable) an instance of this.
3. 3
   Modification or regulation of something to achieve an appropriate measure or proportion; (countable) an instance of this.
4. 4
   Modification or regulation of something to achieve an appropriate measure or proportion; (countable) an instance of this.
5. 5
   Modification or regulation of something to achieve an appropriate measure or proportion; (countable) an instance of this.
6. 6
   Modification or regulation of something to achieve an appropriate measure or proportion; (countable) an instance of this.
7. 7
   Modification or regulation of something to achieve an appropriate measure or proportion; (countable) an instance of this.
8. 8
   Changing of a thing from one form to another; (countable) an instance of this.
9. 9
   Harmonious use of language in poetry or prose.
10. 10
    Modification of the parts of a classical Greek or Roman building to achieve appropriate proportions by measuring in modules (“standard units of measure, usually the diameter or radius of a column at the base of a shaft”).
11. 11
    Any of the musical notes in ecclesiastical modes of music on which a melodic phrase had to begin and end.
12. 12
    Arrangement or composition, or performance, of music in a certain key or mode; also (countable) a series of musical notes, chord, or tune analyzed according to a key or mode.
13. 13
    Making music or singing; (countable) a melody, a tune; also (chiefly in the plural), a musical note.

Etymology

From Late Middle English modulacion, modulacioun (“act of making music or singing; harmony; melody, song”), from Middle French modulation (modern French modulation), and directly from its etymon Latin modulātiō (“regular or rhythmical measure, modulation; inflection of tone; (architecture) calculation of measurements from a standard unit; (Late Latin) act of making music or singing; melody, song”), from modulātus (“modulated”) + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs). Modulātus is a perfect participle of modulor (“to beat time; to make music or sing; to measure; etc.”), from modulus (“rhythmical measure, interval; rhythm; small interval or measure, etc.”) + -or (suffix forming certain inflections of verbs); and modulus is from modus (“measure; method; etc.”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure; etc.”)) + -ulus (diminutive suffix). By surface analysis, modulat(e) + -ion (suffix denoting an action or process, or its result).

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

• mdoulation
• mmodulation
• moddulation
• modluation
• modualtion
• modulaiton
• modulasion
• modulatino
• modulationn
• modulatoin
• modulattion
• modullation
• modultaion
• moudlation
• omdulation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of modulation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "modulation", not the corpus desk frequency band.