n.
1.a musical passage moving from one key to another
2.(electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave
3.rise and fall of the voice pitch
4.a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
5.the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect)
Idiom of the Day
kiss of death
an act that puts an end to someone or something
It was the kiss of death for the conversation with the teacher when the student learned that the teacher knew her father.