| Main Entry: | modulation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | timbre |
Synonyms: |
inflection, intonation, pitch, tone |
| Main Entry: | accent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stress or pitch in pronunciation |
Synonyms: |
accentuation, articulation, beat, cadence, emphasis, enunciation, force, inflection, intonation, meter, modulation, pronunciation, rhythm, stroke, timbre, tonality, tone |
| Main Entry: | cadence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rhythm |
Synonyms: |
accent, beat, count, inflection, intonation, lilt, measure, meter, modulation, pulse, rhythmus, swing, tempo, throb |
| Main Entry: | change |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something made different; alteration |
Synonyms: |
about-face, addition, adjustment, advance, break, compression, contraction, conversion, correction, development, difference, distortion, diversification, diversity, innovation, metamorphosis, modification, modulation, mutation, novelty, permutation, reconstruction, refinement, remodeling, reversal, revision, revolution, shift, surrogate, switch, tempering, transformation, transition, transmutation, turn, turnover, variance, variation, variety, vicissitude |
| Main Entry: | delivery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | articulation of message |
Synonyms: |
accent, diction, elocution, emphasis, enunciation, inflection, intonation, modulation, pronunciation, speech, utterance |
Antonyms: |
quiet, secrecy |
| Main Entry: | inflection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accent, intonation |
Synonyms: |
articulation, change, emphasis, enunciation, modulation, pitch, pronunciation, sound, timbre, tonality, tone, tone of voice, variation |
| Notes: | in the jargon of grammar, the forms of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives can be arrayed in declensions or inflections; the forms of verbs are said to be arrayed in conjugations |
Antonyms: |
monotone |
| Main Entry: | intonation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inflection |
Synonyms: |
accent, articulation, emphasis, enunciation, modulation, pitch, pronunciation, sound, tonality, tone, tone of voice |
| Main Entry: | pitch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tone of sound |
Synonyms: |
frequency, harmonic, modulation, rate, sound, timbre |
| Main Entry: | regulation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | managing, organizing |
Synonyms: |
adjustment, administration, arrangement, classification, codification, control, coordination, direction, governance, governing, government, guidance, handling, management, moderation, modulation, reconciliation, regimentation, reorganization, settlement, standardization, superintendence, supervision, systematization, tuning |
Antonyms: |
deregulation, disorganization, mismanagement |
| Main Entry: | sound |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something heard or audible |
Synonyms: |
accent, din, harmony, intonation, loudness, melody, modulation, music, noise, note, pitch, racket, report, resonance, reverberation, ringing, softness, sonance, sonancy, sonority, sonorousness, static, tenor, tonality, tone, vibration, voice |
Antonyms: |
silence |