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frequency modulated

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]

  2. altered in volume as well as tone or pitch.

Usage examples of "frequency modulated".

Jim would have to realize that the data he was receiving was a frequency modulated signal, then decode it to an audio circuit.

First, you must convert the video and audio signals to an RF frequency modulated (FM) signal corresponding to the desired broadcast channel.