articulator

[ahr-tik-yuh-ley-ter]

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noun

a person or thing that articulates.

Phonetics. a movable organ, as the tongue, lips, or uvula, the action of which is involved in the production of speech sounds. Compare place of articulation.

Dentistry. a mechanical device, representing the jaws, to which casts may be attached: used in the making of dentures.

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Origin:
1770–80; articulate + -or²

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to pronounce with prominent loudness

a frictionless speech sound with only a partial obstruction of the breath stream whose utterance can be prolonged, especially l and r

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articulator (ɑːˈtɪkjʊˌleɪtə)

—n
1.	a person or thing that articulates
2.	phonetics any vocal organ that takes part in the production of a speech sound. Such organs are of two types: those that can move, such as the tongue, lips, etc (active articulators), and those that remain fixed, such as the teeth, the hard palate, etc (passive articulators)

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articulator ar·tic·u·la·tor (är-tĭk'yə-lā'tər)
n.
A mechanical device representing the temporomandibular joints and the jaw bones, used in dentistry to obtain proper articulation of artificial teeth.

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