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ARTICULATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("articulation" is a kind of...):
connection; connexion; joining (the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication))
Derivation:
articulate (provide with a joint)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
Synonyms:
articulatio; articulation; joint
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("articulation" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Meronyms (parts of "articulation"):
hip socket (the socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone)
articular muscle (a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint)
Domain category:
anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "articulation"):
fetlock; fetlock joint (the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern)
hock; hock-joint (tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle)
knee; stifle (joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee)
elbow (the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow)
fibrous joint; sutura; suture (an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull))
articulatio synovialis; diarthrosis; synovial joint (a joint so articulated as to move freely)
Holonyms ("articulation" is a part of...):
articulatory system (the system of joints in the body)
endoskeleton (the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates))
Derivation:
articular; articulary (relating to or affecting the joints of the body)
articulate (provide with a joint)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Expressing in coherent verbal form
Example:
I gave voice to my feelings
Synonyms:
articulation; voice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("articulation" is a kind of...):
expression; verbal expression; verbalism (the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions)
Derivation:
articulate (express or state clearly)
articulate (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way)
articulate (put into words or an expression)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("articulation" is a kind of...):
pronunciation (the manner in which someone utters a word)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "articulation"):
trill (the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant 'r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula)
thickness (indistinct articulation)
sandhi (the articulatory process whereby the pronunciation of a word or morpheme changes when it is followed immediately by another (especially in fluent speech))
syncopation; syncope ((phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in 'fo'c'sle' for 'forecastle'))
diction; enunciation (the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience)
retroflection; retroflexion (an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth)
nasalisation; nasalization (the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators)
epenthesis (the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier)
aspiration (a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath)
affrication (the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate)
Derivation:
articulate (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
Synonyms:
articulation; join; joint; junction; juncture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("articulation" is a kind of...):
connection; connexion; link (a connecting shape)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "articulation"):
esophagogastric junction; oesophagogastric junction (the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium)
Derivation:
articulate (provide with a joint)
