articulation

C2 Topic:Language & Linguistics

US /ɑɹˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ UK /ɑːˌtɪk.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #61059

Meanings

1

noun
The act of expressing thoughts or feelings clearly in words.

Her articulation of the team's vision impressed the investors.
2

noun
The clarity and precision with which speech sounds are produced.

His articulation was so crisp that every word carried to the back row.
3

noun
A joint at which two parts are connected so they can bend or move.

The articulation in the robot's arm let it reach awkward angles.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of expressing... voice

Word family

Forms articulations

Derived forms abarticulationarticulationalarticulationismarticulationistcoarticulationdisarticulationexarticulationhyperarticulationhypoarticulationinarticulationinterarticulationmisarticulation

Related forms articulate articulatory diction elocution

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂r-tú-s Proto-Italic *artus Latin artus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -culus ▲ Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron)sl. Latin articulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin articulō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Medieval Latin articulātiōder. Old French articulacionbor. Middle English articulacioun English articulation From Middle English articulacioun, from Old French art…

*h₂er- Proto-Indo-European articulacioun Middle English articulacion Old French articulatio la-med

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Topics

Language & Linguistics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# articulation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɑɹˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ɑːˌtɪk.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 61059

## Meanings
1. The act of expressing thoughts or feelings clearly in words.
2. The clarity and precision with which speech sounds are produced.
3. A joint at which two parts are connected so they can bend or move.

## Examples
- Her articulation of the team's vision impressed the investors.
- His articulation was so crisp that every word carried to the back row.
- The articulation in the robot's arm let it reach awkward angles.

## Derived Forms
- abarticulation
- articulational
- articulationism
- articulationist
- coarticulation
- disarticulation
- exarticulation
- hyperarticulation
- hypoarticulation
- inarticulation
- interarticulation
- misarticulation

## Related Forms
- articulate
- articulatory
- diction
- elocution

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂er-
- Root: articulacioun
- Root: articulacion
- Root: articulatio

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂r-tú-s Proto-Italic *artus Latin artus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -culus ▲ Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron)sl. Latin articulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin articulō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Medieval Latin articulātiōder. Old French articulacionbor. Middle English articulacioun English articulation From Middle English articulacioun, from Old French art…

## AI Etymology
Articulation is from Middle English articulacioun, from Old French art… The historical chain records Proto-Indo-European *h₂r-tú-s, Proto-Italic *artus, Latin artus, Proto-Indo-European *-lós, Proto-Indo-European *-elós, Proto-Italic *-tjō, Latin -tiō, Medieval Latin articulātiō, Old French articulacion, Middle English articulacioun, and English articulation. Important recorded forms include *h₂er- (Proto-Indo-European), articulacioun (Middle English), articulacion (Old French), and articulatio (la-med). Current senses include the act of expressing thoughts or feelings clearly in words and the clarity and precision with which speech sounds are produced. The wider family includes derived forms such as abarticulation, articulational, articulationism, articulationist, and coarticulation; related words such as articulate, articulatory, diction, and elocution.

## Topics
- Language & Linguistics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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