modulation | the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect) |
symbolatry symbololatry symbol-worship | the worship of symbols |
pace rate | the relative speed of progress or change, he lived at a fast pace, he works at a great rate, the pace of events accelerated |
bargain rate cheapness cut rate cut price | a price below the standard price |
symbol symbolization symbolisation symbolic representation | something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible, the eagle is a symbol of the United States |
modulation | (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave, changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase |
amplitude modulation AM | modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave |
frequency modulation FM | modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave |
phase modulation PM | modulation of the phase of the carrier wave |
pulse modulation | modulation that imposes a signal on a train of pulses |
pulse-time modulation | modulation of the time between successive pulses |
stock symbol | the letters used to identify listed companies on the securities exchanges where they are traded |
symbol | an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance |
written symbol printed symbol | a written or printed symbol |
character grapheme graphic symbol | a written symbol that is used to represent speech, the Greek alphabet has characters |
phonetic symbol | a written character used in phonetic transcription of represent a particular speech sound |
mathematical symbol | a character that is used to indicates a mathematical relation or operation |
modulation inflection | a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified |
intonation modulation pitch contour | rise and fall of the voice pitch |
transition modulation | a musical passage moving from one key to another |
Postal Rate Commission | an independent federal agency that recommends changes in postal rates |
sex symbol | a person (especially a celebrity) who is well-known for their sexual attractiveness |
pay rate rate of pay | amount of money received per unit time, women's pay rate is lower than men's |
payment rate rate of payment repayment rate installment rate | the amount of money paid out per unit time |
tax rate | rate used to calculate tax liability |
interest rate rate of interest | the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use |
discount rate discount bank discount | interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan |
bank rate | the discount rate fixed by a central bank |
discount rate | the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System |
base rate | the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks |
prime interest rate | the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings |
rate charge per unit | amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis, a -minute phone call at that rate would cost $ |
freight freightage freight rate | the charge for transporting something by common carrier, we pay the freight, the freight rate is usually cheaper |
rate of depreciation depreciation rate | the rate at which the value of property is reduced, used to calculate tax deduction |
rate of exchange exchange rate | the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another |
excursion rate | a reduced rate for a round-trip ticket |
room rate | the rate charged daily for a hotel room |
basal metabolic rate BMR | the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state |
baud baud rate | (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits second) for modems |
rate | a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure, the literacy rate, the retention rate, the dropout rate |
absentee rate | the percentage of workers who do not report to work |
occupancy rate | the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time |
vacancy rate | the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) that are unoccupied or not rented at a given time |
unemployment rate | the percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any given date |
mileage fuel consumption rate gasoline mileage gas mileage | the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned |
employee turnover turnover rate turnover | the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers |
attrition rate rate of attrition | the rate of shrinkage in size or number |
birthrate birth rate fertility fertility rate natality | the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area, expressed per population per year |
crime rate | the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that area, expressed per population per year |
data rate | the rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information |