articulate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 References 1.5 External links

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• Adjective:
  • AHD: ärtĭ'kyələt,
  • IPA: /ɑːˈtɪkjʊlət/ (RP), /ɑːrtɪkjələt/ (US)
  • SAMPA: /a:"tIkjUl@t/ (RP), /a:rtIkjUl@t/ (US)
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• Verb:
  • AHD: ärtĭ'kyəlāt
  • IPA: /ɑːˈtɪkjʊleɪt/ (RP), /ɑːrtɪkjəleɪt/ (US)
  • SAMPA: /a:"tIkjUleIt/ (RP), /a:rtIkjUleIt/ (US)
  •  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[edit] Adjective

articulate (comparative more articulate, superlative most articulate)

1. clear, effective
2. especially, speaking in a clear or effective manner

   She’s a bright, articulate young woman.

3. able to bend or hinge at certain points or intervals

   The robot arm was articulate in two directions.

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• (good at speaking): eloquent, well-spoken

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[edit] Verb

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

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

   I wish he’d articulate his words more clearly.

3. To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.

   I like this painting, but I can’t articulate why.

4. To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.

   an articulated bus

5. (music) to attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.

   Articulate that passage heavily.

6. (anatomy) to form a joint or connect by joints

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

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• articulation

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[edit] External links

• articulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• articulate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911