the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices | the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect) |
| (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase |
| a musical passage moving from one key to another |
| rise and fall of the voice pitch |
| a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified |