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1. (n.) articulation
the act or process of articulating.
2. articulation
the act or process of articulating speech.
3. articulation
the adjustments and movements of speech organs involved in pronouncing a sound.
4. articulation
a speech sound, esp. a consonant.
5. articulation
the act of jointing.
6. articulation
a jointed state or formation; a joint.
7. articulation
the point of attachment of a leaf.
8. articulation
a node in a stem, or the stem between two nodes.
9. articulation
a joint between bones or between movable segments of an exoskeleton.
10. articulation
the relation of opposing tooth surfaces as they come into contact during jaw movement.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < MF < L)
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| Definition of 'articulation' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) articulation
the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
2. (noun) articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction
the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
3. (noun) articulation, voice
expressing in coherent verbal form
"the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings"
4. (noun) joint, articulation, articulatio
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
5. (noun) articulation
the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) articulation
a joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton
2. (noun) articulation
the connection of the parts of a plant by joints, as in pods
3. (noun) articulation
one of the nodes or joints, as in cane and maize
4. (noun) articulation
one of the parts intercepted between the joints; also, a subdivision into parts at regular or irregular intervals as a result of serial intermission in growth, as in the cane, grasses, etc
5. (noun) articulation
the act of putting together with a joint or joints; any meeting of parts in a joint
6. (noun) articulation
the state of being jointed; connection of parts
7. (noun) articulation
the utterance of the elementary sounds of a language by the appropriate movements of the organs, as in pronunciation; as, a distinct articulation
8. (noun) articulation
a sound made by the vocal organs; an articulate utterance or an elementary sound, esp. a consonant
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