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单词 articulation
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ar•tic•u•la•tion /ɑrˌtɪkyəˈleɪʃən/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the expressing of an idea in speech or in words:Her articulation of the plan was convincing.
  • the act of pronouncing or producing speech sounds:the proper articulation of "th'' in English.
  • the act of joining or the state of being joined:the articulation of skeletal bones.

  • WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
    ar•tic•u•la•tion  (är tik′yə lāshən),USA pronunciation n. 
    1. an act or the process of articulating:the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought.
    2. Phonetics
      • Phoneticsthe act or process of articulating speech.
      • Phoneticsthe adjustments and movements of speech organs involved in pronouncing a particular sound, taken as a whole.
      • Phoneticsany one of these adjustments and movements.
      • Phoneticsany speech sound, esp. a consonant.
    3. the act of jointing.
    4. a jointed state or formation; a joint.
    5. [Bot.]
      • Botanya joint or place between two parts where separation may take place spontaneously, as at the point of attachment of a leaf.
      • Botanya node in a stem, or the space between two nodes.
    6. Anatomy, Zoologya joint, as the joining or juncture of bones or of the movable segments of an arthropod.
    7. Dentistry
      • Dentistrythe positioning of teeth in a denture, usually on an articulator, for correct occlusion.
      • Dentistrythe bringing of opposing tooth surfaces into contact with each other.
      • Dentistrythe relations of the upper and lower natural or artificial teeth in occlusion.
    8. a measure of the effectiveness of a telephonic transmission system in reproducing speech comprehensibly, expressed as the percentage of speech units uttered that is correctly understood.
    • Latin articulātiōn-, stem of articulātiō. See articulate, -ion
    • Middle French
    • late Middle English articulacio(u)n 1400–50
    ar•tic•u•la•to•ry  (är tikyə lə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj.  ar•ticu•la•to′ri•ly, adv. 

    Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
    articulation /ɑːˌtɪkjʊˈleɪʃən/ n
    1. the act or process of speaking or expressing in words
    2. the process of articulating a speech sound
    3. the sound so produced, esp a consonant
    4. the act or the state of being jointed together
    5. a joint such as that between bones or arthropod segments
    6. the way in which jointed parts are connected
    7. the part of a plant at which natural separation occurs, such as the joint between leaf and stem
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