frequency modulated

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frequency modulated - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  modulated \modulated\ adj. (Electronics)
     1. Having either amplitude, intensity, frequency, or phase
        altered at intervals to represent information to be
        transmitted; -- of the carrier wave of a radio signal
        transmitted from one device to another for the purpose of
        conveying information. Opposite of unmodulated.
        [Narrower terms: frequency modulated; amplitude  modulated
        ]
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. altered in volume as well as tone or pitch.
        [WordNet 1.5]