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Noun: articulation  aa(r),tik-yu'ley-shun
  1. The aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
     
  2. The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
    - join, joint, juncture, junction
     
  3. Expressing in coherent verbal form
    "the articulation of my feelings";
    - voice
     
  4. (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
    - joint, articulatio
     
  5. The act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible

Derived forms: articulations

Type of: body part, connection, connexion [Brit], expression, joining, link, pronunciation, verbal expression, verbalism

Part of: articulatory system, endoskeleton

Encyclopedia: Articulation