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Articulation is the act of speaking clearly. (noun)

An example of articulation is when a spelling teacher places careful emphasis on each syllable of a word in order for students to hear the sounds in the word.

Articulation is a fixed or movable joint between two bones. ()

An example of articulation is a knee which is between the bones in the calf and thigh.

See articulation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a jointing or being jointed
the way in which parts are joined together
1. utterance or enunciation; way of talking or pronouncing
2. the moving of articulators to produce speech sounds
a spoken sound, esp. a consonant
a joint between bones or similar parts
Bot.
1. a joint in a stem or between two separable parts, as a branch and leaf
2. a node or space between two nodes

See articulation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(är-tĭkˌyə-lāˈshən)

noun

The act of vocal expression; utterance or enunciation: an articulation of the group's sentiments.
a. The act or manner of producing a speech sound.
b. A speech sound, especially a consonant.
a. A jointing together or being jointed together.
b. The method or manner of jointing.
Anatomy
a. A fixed or movable joint between bones.
b. A movable joint between inflexible parts of the body of an animal, as the divisions of an appendage in arthropods.
Botany
a. A joint between two separable parts, as a leaf and a stem.
b. A node or a space on a stem between two nodes.