ar·tic·u·la·tion (är-t k y -l  shn)n. 1. The act of vocal expression; utterance or enunciation: an articulation of the group's sentiments. 2. a. The act or manner of producing a speech sound. b. A speech sound, especially a consonant. 3. a. A jointing together or being jointed together. b. The method or manner of jointing. 4. Anatomy a. A fixed or movable joint between bones. b. A movable joint between inflexible parts of the body of an animal, as the divisions of an appendage in arthropods. 5. Botany a. A joint between two separable parts, as a leaf and a stem. b. A node or a space on a stem between two nodes. ar·tic u·la·tory (-l-tôr , -t r), ar·ticu·lative (-ltv, -l-tv) adj. |
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| Adj. | 1. | articulative - of or relating to articulation; "articulatory features"; "articulatory phonetics" |
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