| negative modulation [`neg·ǝd·iv ´mäj·ǝ`lā·shǝn] ELECTRONICS 1. Modulation in which an increase in brightness corresponds to a decrease in amplitude-modulated transmitter power; used in United States television transmitters and in some facsimile systems. 2. Modulation in which an increase in brightness corresponds to a decrease in the frequency of a frequency-modulated facsimile transmitter. Also known as negative transmission. |