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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•tic•u•la•tor (är tik′yə lā′tər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that articulates.
- Phoneticsa movable organ, as the tongue, lips, or uvula, the action of which is involved in the production of speech sounds. Cf. place of articulation.
- Dentistrya mechanical device, representing the jaws, to which casts may be attached: used in the making of dentures.
- articulate + -or2 1770–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: arˈticuˌlator /ɑːˈtɪkjʊˌleɪtə/ n - a person or thing that articulates
- 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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