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intonation pattern vs modulation

modulation vs intonation pattern

intonation pattern and modulation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
intonation pattern Yes No No No
modulation Yes No No No
As nouns, modulation is a hypernym of intonation pattern; that is, modulation is a word with a broader meaning than intonation pattern:
  • intonation pattern: intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements
  • modulation: rise and fall of the voice pitch
Other hypernyms of intonation pattern include intonation, pitch contour.
intonation pattern (noun) modulation (noun)
intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements 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
Difference between intonation pattern and modulation

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