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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARTICULA'TION, n.
1. In anatomy, the joining or juncture of the bones. This is of three kinds: 1st, diarthrosis, or a movable connection, including enarthrosis, or the ball and socket joint; arthrodia, which is the same, but more superficial; ginglymus, or hinge-like joint; and trochoid, or the wheel and axle: 2d, synarthrosis, immovable connection, as by suture, or junction by serrated margins; harmony, or union by straight margins; and gomphosis, like a nail driven in a board, as the teeth in their sockets: 3d, symphysis, or union by means of another substance; as synchondrosis, union by a cartilage; syssarcosis, union by muscular fibres; synneurosis, union by a tendon; syndesmosis, union by ligaments; and synostosis, union by a bony substance.
2. In botany, the connection of the parts of a plant by joints; also the nodes or joints, as in cane and maize.
3. The forming of words; a distinct utterance of syllables and words by the human voice, by means of closing and opening the organs.
4. A consonant; a letter noting a jointing or closing of the organs.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
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 [syn: articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction]
3: expressing in coherent verbal form; "the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings" [syn: articulation, voice]
4: (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) [syn: joint, articulation, articulatio]
5: the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 15th century 1. a. a joint or juncture between bones or cartilages in the skeleton of a vertebrate b. a movable joint between rigid parts of an animal 2. a. the action or manner of jointing or interrelating b. the state of being jointed or interrelated 3. a. the act of giving utterance or expression b. the act or manner of articulating sounds c. an articulated utterance or sound; specifically consonant 4. occlusion 1b

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a the act of speaking. b articulate utterance; speech. 2 a the act or a mode of jointing. b a joint. Etymology: F articulation or L articulatio f. articulare joint (as ARTICLE, -ATION)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Articulation Ar*tic`u*la"tion, n. [Cf. F. articulation, fr. L. articulatio.] 1. (Anat.) A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton. Note: Articulations may be immovable, when the bones are directly united (synarthrosis), or slightly movable, when they are united intervening substance (amphiarthrosis), or they may be more or less freely movable, when the articular surfaces are covered with synovial membranes, as in complete joints (diarthrosis). The last (diarthrosis) includes hinge joints, admitting motion in one plane only (ginglymus), ball and socket joints (enarthrosis), pivot and rotation joints, etc. 2. (Bot.) (a) The connection of the parts of a plant by joints, as in pods. (b) One of the nodes or joints, as in cane and maize. (c) One of the parts intercepted between the joints; also, a subdivision into parts at regular or irregular intervals as a result of serial intermission in growth, as in the cane, grasses, etc. --Lindley. 3. The act of putting together with a joint or joints; any meeting of parts in a joint. 4. The state of being jointed; connection of parts. [R.] That definiteness and articulation of imagery. --Coleridge. 5. The utterance of the elementary sounds of a language by the appropriate movements of the organs, as in pronunciation; as, a distinct articulation. 6. A sound made by the vocal organs; an articulate utterance or an elementary sound, esp. a consonant.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Articulation is the action of producing a sound or word clearly, in speech or music. (FORMAL) 2. The articulation of an idea or feeling is the expression of it, especially in words. (FORMAL) This was seen as a way of restricting women's articulation of grievances. N-UNCOUNT: usu N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Distinct utterance. 2. (Gram.) Consonant. 3. Joint, hinge, juncture, connection, point of junction, mode of union.

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