Definition of articulation

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Articulation (n.) A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.

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Lip :: Lip (n.) One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other animals. In man the lips are organs of speech essential to certain articulations. Hence, by a figure they denote the mouth, or all the organs of speech, and sometimes speech itself..
Orthophony :: Orthophony (n.) The art of correct articulation; voice training.
Pronunciation :: Pronunciation (n.) The act of uttering with articulation; the act of giving the proper sound and accent; utterance; as, the pronunciation of syllables of words; distinct or indistinct pronunciation..
Labial :: Labial (n.) A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w..
Suture :: Suture (n.) The line of union, or seam, in an immovable articulation, like those between the bones of the skull; also, such an articulation itself; synarthrosis. See Harmonic suture, under Harmonic..
Linguadental :: Linguadental (n.) An articulation pronounced by the aid or use of the tongue and teeth.
Multarticulate :: Multarticulate (a.) Having many articulations or joints.
Enunciation :: Enunciation (n.) Mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially as regards fullness and distinctness or articulation; as, to speak with a clear or impressive enunciation..
Tarsometatarsal :: Tarsometatarsal (a.) Of or pertaining to both the tarsus and metatarsus; as, the tarsometatarsal articulations..
Articulation :: Articulation (n.) A sound made by the vocal organs; an articulate utterance or an elementary sound, esp. a consonant..
Scapulo- :: Scapulo- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the scapula or the shoulder; as, the scapulo-clavicular articulation, the articulation between the scapula and clavicle..
Elater :: Elater (n.) Any beetle of the family Elateridae, having the habit, when laid on the back, of giving a sudden upward spring, by a quick movement of the articulation between the abdomen and thorax; -- called also click beetle, spring beetle, and snapping beetle..
Click :: Click (n.) A kind of articulation used by the natives of Southern Africa, consisting in a sudden withdrawal of the end or some other portion of the tongue from a part of the mouth with which it is in contact, whereby a sharp, clicking sound is produced. The sounds are four in number, and are called cerebral, palatal, dental, and lateral clicks or clucks, the latter being the noise ordinarily used in urging a horse forward..
Symphysis :: Symphysis (n.) An articulation formed by intervening cartilage; as, the pubic symphysis..
Articulation :: Articulation (n.) The connection of the parts of a plant by joints, as in pods..
Articulation :: Articulation (n.) One of the nodes or joints, as in cane and maize..
Schindylesis :: Schindylesis (n.) A form of articulation in which one bone is received into a groove or slit in another.
Coarticulation :: Coarticulation (n.) The union or articulation of bones to form a joint.
Diarthrodial :: Diarthrodial (a.) Relating to diarthrosis, or movable articulations..
Articulate :: Articulate (v. i.) To join or be connected by articulation.
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