articulation
English Thesaurus
1. the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | connection, connexion, joining, |
| definition | : | the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication) (noun.act) |
2. (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | body part, |
| definition | : | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | fetlock, fetlock joint, |
| definition | : | the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | hock, hock-joint, |
| definition | : | tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | knee, stifle, |
| definition | : | joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | elbow, |
| definition | : | the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow (noun.animal) |
| part holonym | : | hip socket, |
| definition | : | the socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | articular muscle, |
| definition | : | a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | endoskeleton, |
| definition | : | the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates) (noun.body) |
| domain category | : | anatomy, general anatomy, |
| definition | : | the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals (noun.cognition) |
3. expressing in coherent verbal form (noun.communication)
4. the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | pronunciation, |
| definition | : | the manner in which someone utters a word (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | affrication, |
| definition | : | the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | aspiration, |
| definition | : | a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | epenthesis, |
| definition | : | the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | nasalisation, nasalization, |
| definition | : | the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | retroflection, retroflexion, |
| definition | : | an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | diction, enunciation, |
| definition | : | the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | syncopation, syncope, |
| definition | : | (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | sandhi, |
| definition | : | the articulatory process whereby the pronunciation of a word or morpheme changes when it is followed immediately by another (especially in fluent speech) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | thickness, |
| definition | : | indistinct articulation (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | trill, |
| definition | : | the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula (noun.communication) |
5. the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made (noun.shape)
6. the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible (noun.act)
7. (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) (noun.body)
| derivation | : | articular, articulary, |
| definition | : | relating to or affecting the joints of the body (adj.pert) |
8. expressing in coherent verbal form (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | voice, |
| definition | : | give voice to (verb.communication) |
9. the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech (noun.communication)
10. the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | joint, |
| definition | : | fasten with a joint (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | articulate, joint, |
| definition | : | provide with a joint (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | joint, |
| definition | : | fit as if by joints (verb.stative) |
11. the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible (noun.act)
12. (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) (noun.body)
| derivation | : | articular, articulary, |
| definition | : | relating to or affecting the joints of the body (adj.pert) |
13. expressing in coherent verbal form (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | voice, |
| definition | : | give voice to (verb.communication) |
14. the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech (noun.communication)
15. the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | joint, |
| definition | : | fasten with a joint (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | articulate, joint, |
| definition | : | provide with a joint (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | joint, |
| definition | : | fit as if by joints (verb.stative) |
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