Articulation

[ɑː,tɪkjʊ'leɪʃ(ə)n] or [ɑr,tɪkju'leʃən]

Definition

(noun.) the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible.

(noun.) expressing in coherent verbal form; 'the articulation of my feelings'; 'I gave voice to my feelings'.

(noun.) the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech.

(noun.) the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made.

Checker: Sabina--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.

(n.) The connection of the parts of a plant by joints, as in pods.

(n.) One of the nodes or joints, as in cane and maize.

(n.) 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.

(n.) The act of putting together with a joint or joints; any meeting of parts in a joint.

(n.) The state of being jointed; connection of parts.

(n.) The utterance of the elementary sounds of a language by the appropriate movements of the organs, as in pronunciation; as, a distinct articulation.

(n.) A sound made by the vocal organs; an articulate utterance or an elementary sound, esp. a consonant.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Distinct utterance.[2]. Consonant.[3]. Joint, juncture, hinge.

Editor: Philip