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phase modulation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A method of sending information by modifying (modulating) the difference in phase (fraction of a wave length) between a signal and a reference.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

modulation of the phase of the carrier wave

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: PM

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: modulation

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 相位調制 /相位调制 (xiàngwèi tiáozhì) — form of modulation
  • Dutch: fasemodulatie — form of modulation
  • Finnish: vaihemodulointi — form of modulation
  • Finnish: vaihemodulaatio — form of modulation
  • French: modulation de phase — form of modulation
  • German: Phasenmodulation — form of modulation
  • Greek: διαμόρφωση φάσης (diamórfosi fásis) — form of modulation
  • Hungarian: fázismoduláció — form of modulation
  • Icelandic: fasamótun — form of modulation
  • Italian: modulazione di fase — form of modulation
  • Japanese: 位相変調 (izōhenchō) — form of modulation
  • Korean: 위상 변조 (wisang byeonjo) — form of modulation
  • Latin: modulatio phasium — form of modulation
  • Macedonian: фазна модулација (fazna modulacija) — form of modulation
  • Polish: modulacja fazy — form of modulation
  • Portuguese: modulação em fase — form of modulation
  • Romanian: modulație de fază — form of modulation
  • Russian: модуля́ция участка (moduljácija učastka) — form of modulation
  • Spanish: modulación de la fase — form of modulation
  • Swedish: fasmodulering — form of modulation