different between emotion vs modulation

English

Etymology

From Middle French emotion (modern French émotion), from émouvoir (“excite”) based on Latin ?m?tus, past participle of ?move? (“to move out, move away, remove, stir up, irritate”), from ?- (“out”) (variant of ex-), and move? (“move”).

Pronunciation

• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /??mo???n/, /i?mo???n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??m????n/
• Rhymes: -????n

Noun

emotion (countable and uncountable, plural emotions)

1. (obsolete) movement; agitation [16th–18th c.]
2. A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.
3. A reaction by a non-human organism with behavioral and physiological elements similar to a person's response.

Synonyms

• (person's internal state of being): feeling, affect

Derived terms

• emotionable
• emotional

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References

• emotion at OneLook Dictionary Search
• emotion in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• emotion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

From Middle French modulation, from Latin modulatio.Morphologically modulate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

modulation (countable and uncountable, plural modulations)

1. (physics) The process of applying a signal to a carrier.
2. The variation and regulation of a population, physiological response, etc.
3. (music) A change in key.

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Translations

Danish

Noun

modulation c (singular definite modulationen, plural indefinite modulationer)

1. modulation
2. inflection (change in pitch or tone of voice)

Inflection

Synonyms

• modulering c

French

Etymology

From Latin modul?ti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

modulation f (plural modulations)

1. modulation

Related terms

• moduler

Further reading

• “modulation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).