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adjective
1.
made clear or distinct: articulated sounds.
2.
having a joint or joints; jointed: an articulated appendage.
3.
(of a vehicle) built in sections that are hinged or otherwise connected so as to allow flexibility of movement: an articulated bus; an articulated locomotive.
Related forms
mul·ti·ar·tic·u·lat·ed, adjective
un·ar·tic·u·lat·ed, adjective
well-ar·tic·u·lat·ed, adjective
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Articulated
has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
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ar·tic·u·late
[adj., n. ahr-tik-yuh-lit; v. ahr-tik-yuh-leyt] adjective, verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing, noun adjective
1.
uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
2.
capable of speech; not speechless.
3.
using language easily and fluently; having facility with words: an articulate speaker.
4.
expressed, formulated, or presented with clarity and effectiveness: an articulate thought.
5.
EXPANDmade clear, distinct, and precise in relation to other parts: an articulate form; an articulate shape; an articulate area.
6.
(of ideas, form, etc.) having a meaningful relation to other parts: an articulate image.
7.
having parts or distinct areas organized into a coherent or meaningful whole; unified: an articulate system of philosophy.
8.
COLLAPSEZoology. having joints or articulations; composed of segments.
verb (used with object)
9.
to utter clearly and distinctly; pronounce with clarity.
10.
Phonetics. to make the movements and adjustments of the speech organs necessary to utter (a speech sound).
11.
to give clarity or distinction to: to articulate a shape; to articulate an idea.
12.
Dentistry. to subject to articulation.
13.
EXPANDto unite by a joint or joints.
verb (used without object)
15.
to pronounce clearly each of a succession of speech sounds, syllables, or words; enunciate: to articulate with excessive precision.
16.
Phonetics. to articulate a speech sound.
17.
Anatomy, Zoology. to form a joint.
18.
Obsolete. to make terms of agreement.
noun
19.
a segmented invertebrate.
Origin:
1545–55; < Latin articulātus, past participle of articulāre to divide into distinct parts. See article, -ate1
1545–55; < Latin articulātus, past participle of articulāre to divide into distinct parts. See article, -ate1
Related forms
ar·tic·u·late·ly, adverb
mis·ar·tic·u·late, verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
EXPANDmul·ti·ar·tic·u·late, adjective
non·ar·tic·u·late, adjective
non·ar·tic·u·late·ly, adverb
non·ar·tic·u·late·ness, noun
non·ar·tic·u·la·tive, adjective
o·ver·ar·tic·u·late, adjective
o·ver·ar·tic·u·late, verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
pre·ar·tic·u·late, adjective
pseu·do·ar·tic·u·late, adjective
pseu·do·ar·tic·u·late·ly, adverb
re·ar·tic·u·late, verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
sem·i·ar·tic·u·late, adjective
sem·i·ar·tic·u·late·ly, adverb
sub·ar·tic·u·late, adjective
sub·ar·tic·u·late·ly, adverb
sub·ar·tic·u·late·ness, noun
sub·ar·tic·u·la·tive, adjective
un·ar·tic·u·late, adjective
un·ar·tic·u·late·ly, adverb
un·ar·tic·u·la·tive, adjective
COLLAPSEAntonyms
4. inarticulate, unintelligible. 9. mumble.
4. inarticulate, unintelligible. 9. mumble.
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Word Origin & History
articulate
1590s, "to divide speech into distinct parts," from L. articulatus, pp. of articulare "to separate into joints," also "to utter distinctly," from articulus "joint" (see article). Generalized sense of "express in words" is from 1690s. Literal sense, "to join, to attach by
EXPANDjoints," is attested from 1610s. Earlier senses, "to set forth in articles" (1560s), "to bring a charge against" (c.1560) now are obsolete or nearly so. The adj. is recorded from 1580s in the speech sense (literal meaning "composed of segments united by joints" is from c.1600); the general sense of "speaking accurately" is short for articulate-speaking (1829).
articulated
1610s, pp. adj. from articulate (q.v.). Originally "jointed;" meaning "made distinct" is from 1855.
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Medical Dictionary
articulate ar·tic·u·late (är-tĭk'yə-lĭt)
adj.
Capable of speaking distinctly and connectedly.
Consisting of sections united by joints; jointed.
To speak distinctly and connectedly.
To join or connect together loosely to allow motion between the parts.
To unite by forming a joint or joints.
To form a joint; be jointed.
articulated adj.
Characterized by or having articulations; jointed.
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