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* mŏdŭlābĭlis, e, adj. [modulor], that can be sung or played (poet.): carmen, Calp. Ecl. 4, 63.

mŏdŭlāmen, ĭnis, n. [modulor], melody, euphony (post-class.): (Cicero) in secundā (in Verrem, i. e. Verr. 2, 2, 78, § 191) simili usūs modulamine, manifesto peccatu inquit, non peccato, Gell. 13, 21 (20), 16: caeli ac siderum, Macr. Somn. Scip. 2, 12; Sid. Carm. 1, 9.

mŏdŭlāmentum, i, n. [modulor], melody, euphony (post-class.): modulamenta orationis M. Tullii, Gell. 1, 7, 19.

mŏdŭlātē, adv., v. modulor fin.

mŏdŭlātĭo, ōnis, f. [modulor], a regular measure (post-Aug.).

  1. I. In gen.: operis modulationes, Vitr. 5, 9, 3: dorica, id. 5, 9, 2: incedendi, a marching to time, Gell. 1, 11, 18.
  2. II. In partic., a rhythmical measure, modulation; hence, singing and playing, melody, in poetry and music, Quint. 9, 4, 139: modulatione produci aut corripi (verba), id. 9, 4, 89: modulatio pedum, id. 1, 6, 2: scenica, id. 11, 3, 57: vocis, melody, id. 11, 3, 59: musica, Aus. Ep. 25, 13.

mŏdŭlātor, ōris, m. [modulor], one who measures by rule, a director of music, a musician (poet. and post-Aug. prose).
Absol.: optimus est modulator, Hor. S. 1, 3, 130: vocis et cantūs, Col. 1 prooem. § 3.

mŏdŭlātrix, īcis, f. [modulator], she that regulates (eccl. Lat.), Tert. Bapt. 3.

1. mŏdŭlātus, a, um, P. a., v. modulor fin.

2. mŏdŭlātus, ūs, m. [modulor], a modulating (poet.): canoro saxa modulatu trahens, music, a playing on the lute, Sen. Herc. Fur. 263.

mŏdŭlor, ātus, 1, v. dep. [modulus], to measure off properly, to measure; to manage properly, to regulate.

  1. I. In gen. (only post-Aug.): in modulanda statūs longitudinisque ejus praestantiā, Gell. 1, 1, 1; cf.: quanta longinquitas corporis ei mensurae conveniret, modificatus est, id. ib. fin.: ita modulante naturā, Plin. 2, 54, 55, § 142.
  2. II. In partic., of singing, speaking, dancing, etc., to measure rhythmically; to modulate; hence, transf., to dance, to represent by dancing; to sing, to play (class.): ipsa natura, quasi modularetur hominum orationem, in omni verbo posuit acutam vocem, Cic. Or. 18, 58; cf.: hominum aures vocem naturā modulantur, modulate, id. de Or. 3, 48, 185: insulae, Saliares dictae, quoniam in symphoniae cantu ad ictus modulantium pedum moventur, Plin. 2, 95, 96, § 209.
    1. B. Transf.: virgines sonum vocis pulsu pedum modulantes incesserunt, beating time to, accompanying with the dance, Liv. 27, 37 fin.: (carmina) pastoris Siculi modulabor avenā, Verg. E. 10, 51: carmina descripsi, et modulans alterna notavi, id. ib. 5, 14: verba fidibus modulanda Latinis, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 143: lyram, Tib. 3, 4, 39
      Hence, mŏdŭlātus, a, um, Part. and P. a., in pass. signif.
    1. A. Played upon, made by playing, played.
      1. 1. Of an instrument: dic Latinum, Barbite, carmen Lesbio primum modulate civi, Hor. C. 1, 32, 5.
      2. 2. Of a song, tune, etc., sung: carmina, Suet. Aug. 57: a canticis ad aliorum similitudinem modulatis, Quint. 9, 2, 35.
    2. B. Properly measured, in due measure, in time, melodious, musical (poet. and in postAug. prose): ipso modulata dolore Verba fundebat, Ov. M. 14, 428: sonus, Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 81; § 85.
      Comp.: ut moderatiores modulatioresque fierent animi, more harmonious, Gell. 1, 11, 1: lingua, id. 1, 15, 14: orationem modulatiorem aptioremque reddit, id. 13, 24, 9.
      Sup.: modulatissimus cantus, Flor. 2, 7, 15.
      Hence, adv.: mŏ-dŭlātē, measuredly, according to measure, in time, melodiously: modulate canentes tibiae, * Cic. N. D. 2, 8, 22: haec tu quam perite, quam concinne, quam modulate enuntiāsti, Aus. Ep. 19.
      Comp.: ars modulatius incedendi, Amm. 16, 5, 10: verba modulatius collocata, Gell. 11, 13, 2.

mŏdŭlus, i, m. dim. [modus], a small measure, a measure (not in Cic. or Cæs.).

  1. I. Lit.: relinquitur de numero, quem faciunt alii majorem, alii minorem, nulli enim hujus moduli naturales, Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 20: ab imo Ad summum moduli bipedalis, two feet high, Hor. S. 2, 3, 309.
    Prov.: metiri se quemque suo modulo ac pede, i. e. to be content with his own condition, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 98.
      1. 2. In archit., a module: si Dorici generis erunt columnae, dimetiantur earum altitudines cum capitulis in partes quindecim, et ex eis partibus una constituatur, et fiat modulus, Vitr. 5, 9, 3; 3, 3, 7; 4, 3, 3 sq.
      2. 3. In aqueducts, a watermeter: est autem calix modulus aeneus, qui rivo, vel castello induitur: huic fistulae applicantur, Front. Aquaed. 36.
      3. 4. Rhythmical measure, rhythm, music, time, metre, mode, melody: moduli Lydii, Dorii, Phrygii, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 204: verborum, Gell. 5, 1, 1: tibiarum modulis in proeliis uti, id. 1, 11, 1.
  2. II. Trop.: cur non ponderibus modulisque suis ratio utitur? Hor. S. 1, 3, 78: ganeones, quibus modulus est vitae culina, measure, Varr. ap. Non. 119, 11.