articulation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ɑːˌtɪk.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɑɹˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂r-tú-s Proto-Italic *artus Latin artus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus ▲ Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron)sl. Latin articulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin articulō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Medieval Latin articulātiōder. Old French articulacionbor. Middle English articulacioun English articulation From Middle English articulacioun, from Old French articulacion, from Medieval Latin articulatio. Equivalent to articulate + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.
The articulation allowed the robot to move around corners.
- (countable, uncountable) A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending. ▸ Such a joint in an animalian body, as for example between bones or between exoskeleton segments.
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(countable) A manner or method by which elements of a system are connected.
In this paper, we make a step forward, by considering term to query articulations, that is articulations relating queries of one source to terms in another
2004, R. Meersman, On the move to meaningful internet systems 2004, page 945:
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(uncountable) The quality, clarity, or sharpness of speech; the movement within the mouth that allows for those things.
Take Jools Lebron, whose viral craze over her articulation of “very demure” made its way throughout the pop culture lexicon like wildfire.
2026 March 9, Cyrus Veyssi, “In Defense of Influencers”, in TIME, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2026:His volume is reasonable, but his articulation could use work.
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(countable, uncountable) The mechanism by which a sound is formed in the vocal tract.
place of articulation
point of articulation
manner of articulation
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(uncountable) The manner in which a note is attacked.
The articulation in this piece is tricky because it alternates between legato and staccato.
This articulation is based on the rapid flutter of the tip of the tongue, with the tongue shaped as in the syllable tr or dr.
1970, Edwin Putnik, The Art of Flute-Playing, Summy-Birchard Company, page 44:
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(countable, uncountable) The interrelation and congruence of the flow of data between financial statements of an entity, especially between the income statement and balance sheet.
The emphasis on articulated information about environmental liabilities in the management accounts is not stressed. Articulation between stock and flow information in physical environment terms receives less attention.
2005, Roger L. Burritt, “Challenges for Environmental Management Accounting”, Chapter 2 of Pall M. Rikhardsson et al. (editors), Implementing Environmental Management Accounting: Status and Challenges, Springer, page 28Particular income statement accounts (revenues and expenses) are linked to particular balance sheet accounts (assets and liabilities); that is, there is articulation between the income statement and the balance sheet.
2005, David T. Collins, “Accounting and Financial Reporting Issues”, Chapter 6 of Robert L. Brown and Alan S. Gutterman (editors), Emerging Companies Guide: A Resource for Professionals and Entrepreneurs, American Bar Association, page 169At the time the outstanding distinction that could be seen between Copeland-Fed on the one hand and Goldsmith-Friend on the other was that the flow-of-funds system explicitly included nonfinancial transactions in the statistical structure in direct articulation with financial flows and stocks.
1991, Stephen P. Taylor, “From Moneyflows Accounts to Flow-of-Funds Accounts”, printed in John C. Dawson (editor), Flow-of-Funds Analysis: A Handbook for Practitioners, M.E. Sharpe (1996), page 103
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(countable, uncountable) The induction of a pupil into a new school or college.
The latter reason ranked first in Item 1 as the reason for liking high school this year, giving emphasis to the fact that differences in the new school level may be either a factor of articulation, depending somewhat on how well informed the student is about his new level.
1949, Wilfred Mason Landrus, Articulation Between the Elementary and Secondary School Levels, page 47:A survey of college provisions for high school-college articulation cannot alone serve to describe the total effort that is being made or should be made in this direction.
1950, Committee on High School-College Relationships, High School-college Curriculum Articulation in Minnesota, page 18:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| articulations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
rearticulation · pseudoarticulation · inarticulation · articulation point · interarticulation · double articulation · abarticulation · hypoarticulation · exarticulation · articulational · hyperarticulation · misarticulation · underarticulation · articulationist · nonarticulation · disarticulation · coarticulation · overarticulation · articulationism
Relateds
diction · elocution · articulatory · articulate
Synonyms
Translations (61)
bg шарнир (joint or collection of joints) · ja 調音 (linguistics: means of uttering a phoneme) · fi artikulointi (music: manner of articulation) · ja 関節 (joint or collection of joints) · uk артикуля́ція (linguistics: means of uttering a phoneme) · ga urlabhairt (clarity of speech) · ru сочлене́ние (joint or collection of joints) · it articolazione (joint or collection of joints) · id artikulasi (clarity of speech) · ms artikulasi (clarity of speech) · ro articulație (joint or collection of joints) · es articulación (joint or collection of joints) · id artikulasi (linguistics: means of uttering a phoneme) · fi nivelistö (joint or collection of joints) · ms persendian (joint or collection of joints) · es articulación (clarity of speech) · sv artikulation (clarity of speech) · id persendian (joint or collection of joints) · it articolazione (clarity of speech) · no artikulasjon (clarity of speech) · ga urlabhraíocht (clarity of speech) · ms artikulasi (linguistics: means of uttering a phoneme) · cmn 咬字 (clarity of speech) · sv led (joint or collection of joints) · fi nivel (joint or collection of joints) · fi nivellys (manner or method by which elements of a system are connected) · pl artykulacja (clarity of speech) · gl articulación (joint or collection of joints) · ja 明瞭な発音 (clarity of speech) · sv ledfogning (joint or collection of joints) · ru артикуля́ция (music: manner of articulation) · cmn 調音 /调音 (linguistics: means of uttering a phoneme) · ja 連携 (accounting: interrelation of financial statements) · cmn 吐字 (clarity of speech) · ja 接合 (manner or method by which elements of a system are connected) · tr artikülasyon (clarity of speech) · ja 滑舌 (clarity of speech) · fa مفصل (joint or collection of joints) · ota مفصل (joint or collection of joints) · fi artikulaatio (clarity of speech) · es articulación (manner or method by which elements of a system are connected) · pl artykulacja (linguistics: means of uttering a phoneme) · tr boğumlanma (clarity of speech) · fi artikulointi (clarity of speech) · ru шарни́р (joint or collection of joints) · pl artykulacja (music: manner of articulation) · de Artikulation (clarity of speech) · ru артикуля́ция (clarity of speech) · ja アーティキュレーション (music: manner of articulation) · bg става (joint or collection of joints) · tl kasukasuan (joint or collection of joints) · ota بوغوم (joint or collection of joints) · tr telaffuz (clarity of speech) · ms kepetahan (clarity of speech) · ca articulació (joint or collection of joints) · tr mafsal (joint or collection of joints) · fi lausuminen (clarity of speech) · fi niveltäminen (manner or method by which elements of a system are connected) · pl artykulacja (joint or collection of joints) · id artikulasi (joint or collection of joints) · fi yhteys (accounting: interrelation of financial statements)