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articulated en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Constructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an otherwise rigid structure.
  2. (not-comparable) Of a vehicle, composed of component parts each with its own wheels and chassis, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains.
    • The trains are a fixed formation of four articulated vehicles, and are fitted with large vestibules, wide aisles, open gangways and air-conditioning. 2019 October 23, “Testing begins as Merseyrail moves closer to new '777s'”, in Rail, page 29:
  3. (not-comparable) Qualified by an article

Antonyms

non-articulated · nonarticulated · unarticulated

Deriveds

underarticulated · articulated skeleton · inarticulated · biarticulated · semiarticulated · hyperarticulated · pseudoarticulated

Translations (18)

cs kloubový (Having one or more pivoted joints) · nl geleed (Describing a vehicle with such joints) · ga altach (Describing a vehicle with such joints) · fi nivelletty (Having one or more pivoted joints) · pt articulado (Describing a vehicle with such joints) · bg съчленен (Describing a vehicle with such joints) · fr articulé (Having one or more pivoted joints) · mi tautō (Having one or more pivoted joints) · fi nivel- (Describing a vehicle with such joints) · nl geleed (Having one or more pivoted joints) · de Gelenk- (Having one or more pivoted joints) · bg съчленен (Having one or more pivoted joints) · fi runko-ohjattu (Describing a vehicle with such joints) · cs kloubový (Describing a vehicle with such joints) · fi nivelletty (Describing a vehicle with such joints) · bg шарнирен (Having one or more pivoted joints) · de Gelenk- (Describing a vehicle with such joints) · pt articulado (Having one or more pivoted joints)

articulated en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. An articulated vehicle, such as a locomotive.
    • The leading engine was one of the Class Y6 2-8-8-2 compound articulateds, [...] The stack noise of one of these great brutes slogging up a grade was quite unforgettable. 1961 July, J. Geoffrey Todd, “Impressions of railroading in the United States: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 419:

Forms

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Synonyms

artic

articulated en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of articulate
    form of articulate