articulation

Articulation is defined as 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.

The definition of articulation is a fixed or movable joint between two bones.

(noun)

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

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See articulation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a jointing or being jointed
  2. 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
  3. a spoken sound, esp. a consonant
  4. a joint between bones or similar parts
  5. 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

noun
  1. The act of vocal expression; utterance or enunciation: an articulation of the group's sentiments.
  2. a. The act or manner of producing a speech sound.
    b. A speech sound, especially a consonant.
  3. a. A jointing together or being jointed together.
    b. The method or manner of jointing.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

Related Forms:

  • ar·ticˈu·la·toˌry (-lə-tôrˈē, -tōrˈē), ar·ticˈu·laˌtive (-lāˈtĭv, -lə-tĭv) adjective

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