Definition of Articulations. Meaning of Articulations. Synonyms of Articulations

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Definition of Articulations

Articulation
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.

Meaning of Articulations from wikipedia

- Articulation may refer to: Articulatory phonetics, the study of how humans produce speech sounds via the interaction of physiological structures Manner...
- and may invent new articulations as a piece requires. When writing electronic and computer music, composers can design articulations from the ground up...
- The articulations of the heads of the ribs (or costocentral articulations) constitute a series of gliding or arthrodial joints, and are formed by the...
- In phonetics, secondary articulation occurs when the articulation of a consonant is equivalent to the combined articulations of two or three simpler consonants...
- In articulatory phonetics, the manner of articulation is the configuration and interaction of the articulators (speech organs such as the tongue, lips...
- sibilants for a chart of possible articulations. A precise vocabulary of compounding the two places of articulation is sometimes seen. However, it is...
- Tibiofibular joint may refer to: Superior tibiofibular joint Inferior tibiofibular joint This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the title...
- near-schwa values. [ë, ö, ɛ̈, ɔ̈] would now be ****umed to represent articulations intermediate between [e, o, ɛ, ɔ] and [ɘ, ɵ, ɜ, ɞ]. Similarly, [ï, ÿ...
- good-faith creator and any main contributors of the redirect by placing {{subst:Rfd notice|Atlantoöccipital articulations}} ~~~~ on their talk page....
- In sociology, articulation labels the process by which particular classes appropriate cultural forms and practices for their own use. The term appears...