articulate

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[edit] English

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Articulation

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[edit] Etymology 1

Latin articulātus

[edit] Pronunciation

(UK) enPR: ärtĭ'kyələt, IPA: /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.lət/, SAMPA: /A:(r\)"tIk.jU.l@t/
(US) enPR: ärtĭ'kyələt, IPA: /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/, SAMPA: /A:r\"tIk.j@.l@t/

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[edit] Adjective

articulate (comparative more articulate, superlative most articulate)

clear, effective
especially, speaking in a clear or effective manner

She’s a bright, articulate young woman.
able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals

The robot arm was articulate in two directions.

[edit] Synonyms

(good at speaking): eloquent, well-spoken

[edit] Translations

clear, effective

Bulgarian: ясен (bg), отчетлив (bg)
Dutch: duidelijk (nl), klaar (nl), efficiënt (nl)
French: clair (fr)
German: klar (de), effektiv (de)

Hungarian: érthető (hu), világos (hu)
Italian: chiaro (it)
Spanish: claro (es)

speaking in a clear or effective manner

Bulgarian: членоразделен (bg)
Dutch: welbespraakt (nl), taalvaardig (nl)
French: éloquent (fr) m., éloquente (fr) f.
German: redegewandt (de)
Hungarian: artikulált (hu)

Italian: eloquente (it)
Russian: выразительный (ru) (vyrazítel’nyj), членораздельный (ru) (členorazdél’nyj)
Scottish Gaelic: siùbhlach (gd), pongail (gd)
Spanish: elocuente (es)

able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals

Bulgarian: ставен (bg), шарнирен (bg)

Dutch: geleed (nl), gelede (nl), geärticuleerd (nl)

[edit] Etymology 2

From the adjective.

[edit] Pronunciation

(UK) enPR: ärtĭ'kyəlāt, IPA: /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.leɪt/, SAMPA: /A:(r\)"tIk.jU.leIt/
(US) enPR: ärtĭ'kyəlāt, IPA: /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/, SAMPA: /A:r\"tIk.j@.leIt/

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[edit] Verb

articulate (third-person singular simple present articulates, present participle articulating, simple past and past participle articulated)

To make clear or effective.
To speak clearly; to enunciate.

I wish he’d articulate his words more clearly.
To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.

I like this painting, but I can’t articulate why.
To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.

an articulated bus
(music) to attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.

Articulate that passage heavily.
(anatomy) to form a joint or connect by joints

The lower jaw articulates with the skull at the temporomandibular joint.