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articulation

 
Noun articulation has 5 senses
  1. articulation - the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
    --1 is a kind of
    pronunciation
    --1 has particulars:
     affrication; aspiration; epenthesis; nasalization, nasalisation; retroflection, retroflexion; enunciation, diction; syncope, syncopation; sandhi
    Derived form: verb articulate3
  2. articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction - the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
    --2 is a kind of connection, connexion, link
    --2 has particulars: esophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction
    Derived form: verb articulate1
  3. articulation, voice - expressing in coherent verbal form; "the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings"
    --3 is a kind of expression
    Derived forms: verb articulate2, verb articulate4, verb articulate3
  4. joint, articulation, articulatio - (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if the articulation allows motion)
    --4 is a kind of body part
    --4 is a part of articulatory system; endoskeleton
    --4 has parts: hip socket; articular muscle
    --4 has particulars:
     fetlock, fetlock joint; hock; stifle, knee; elbow; suture, sutura, fibrous joint; synovial joint, articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis
    Derived form: verb articulate1
  5. articulation - the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible
    --5 is a kind of
    joining, connection, connexion
    Derived form: verb articulate1
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