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English noun: articulation | |||
| 1. | articulation (communication) the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pronunciation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | affrication, aspiration, diction, enunciation, epenthesis, nasalisation, nasalization, retroflection, retroflexion, sandhi, syncopation, syncope, thickness, trill | ||
| 2. | articulation (shape) the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made | ||
| Synonyms | join, joint, junction, juncture | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | connection, connexion, link | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | esophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction | ||
| 3. | articulation (communication) expressing in coherent verbal form | ||
| Samples | The articulation of my feelings. I gave voice to my feelings. | ||
| Synonyms | voice | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expression, verbal expression, verbalism | ||
| 4. | articulation (body) (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) | ||
| Synonyms | articulatio, joint | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, elbow, fetlock, fetlock joint, fibrous joint, hock, hock-joint, knee, stifle, sutura, suture, synovial joint | ||
| Part holonym | articular muscle, hip socket | ||
| Part meronym | articulatory system, endoskeleton | ||
| Domain category | anatomy, general anatomy | ||
| 5. | articulation (act) the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | connection, connexion, joining | ||
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