noun
Technical term used in radio, telecommunications, and signal processing.
FMラジオは周波数変調を使って音声を送信します。
FM radio transmits audio using frequency modulation.
Amplitude modulation (AM), the other main analog modulation method, where the amplitude of the carrier wave is varied instead of its frequency.
Compound of 周波数 (frequency) and 変調 (modulation), a direct translation of the English term 'frequency modulation'.