modulatory
Having regulating effects
Modulatory describes something that modulates—that adjusts, regulates, or varies something else.
The term appears most often in scientific contexts: a modulatory effect on brain chemistry, modulatory neurons that influence other neurons, modulatory signals that fine-tune biological processes.
Outside technical writing, the word is rare; people typically say regulating or adjusting instead.
Of nerve connections
- neurotransmitterSynaptic chemical messenger
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- neuromodulationAdjusting brain cell activity
- inhibitoryTending to suppress activity
excitatory · pathway · signal · plasticity · potentiation · transduction · cascade · phosphorylation
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- tweakingSlight adjustment process
- modificationAct of altering something
- variationChange from a norm
- alterationAct of modifying
shifting · refinement · optimization · tuning · fine-tuning · reconfiguration · adaptation · customization
Returned response data
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
- inhibitionMental check on behavior
- activationSetting into operation
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
amplification · attenuation · damping · gating · threshold · gain · sensitivity · responsiveness
synaptic
Of nerve connections
- neurotransmitterSynaptic chemical messenger
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- neuromodulationAdjusting brain cell activity
inhibitory · excitatory · pathway · signal · plasticity · potentiation · transduction · cascade · phosphorylation · intracellular
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- tweakingSlight adjustment process
- modificationAct of altering something
- variationChange from a norm
alteration · shifting · refinement · optimization · tuning · fine-tuning · reconfiguration · adaptation · customization · tailoring
feedback
Returned response data
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
- inhibitionMental check on behavior
- activationSetting into operation
suppression · amplification · attenuation · damping · gating · threshold · gain · sensitivity · responsiveness · downregulation
tonality
Music organized around tonic
timbre · resonance · overtone · frequency · amplitude · waveform · oscillation · phasing · filtering · envelope
modulatorybinary
Consisting of two parts
absolute · all-or-nothing · on-off · switching · digital
modulatoryconstant
Fixed, unvarying quantity
static · invariant · fixed · unchanging · steady
modulatorytransformative
Causing major change
drastic · overwhelming · total · complete · radical
- voice modulatorDevice altering vocal output