(n): a short section of a musical composition
(n): (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase
(n): communication by means of transmitted signals
(n): rise and fall of the voice pitch
(n): the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
(n): a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
(n): your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
(n): the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect)
(n): the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)