articulate meaning
EN[ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.lət] [ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.lət] [ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.leɪt] [ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt]US US
WArticulate
- Articulate may refer to:
- Articulate!, a board game in which players describe words from different categories
- Articulate brachiopods, brachiopods with toothed hinges and simple opening and closing muscles
- Articulate sign, a sign of the zodiac that facilitates speaking and communication
- Articulate sound, to move the tongue, lips, or other speech organs in order to make speech sounds
- Articulated vehicle, a vehicle which has a pivoting joint in its construction
- Articulated skeleton (Paleontology), a skeleton that has been found all in one piece with bones still arranged in the proper order
- NounPLarticulatesSUF-ate
- (zoology) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
- (zoology) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
- VerbSGarticulatesPRarticulatingPT, PParticulated
- 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.
- (obsolete) To treat or make terms.
- To make clear or effective.
- AdjectiveCOMmore articulateSUPmost 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.
- articulate animals or plants
- Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.
- (obsolete, of sound) Related to human speech, as distinct from the vocalisation of animals.
- clear, effective.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- His experiences debating made him a more articulate communicator, not least because the topics were often controversial.
- Fronds clustered or subclustered, usually diverging; stems not articulate [ …]
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of articulate in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary