Other forms: articulations
Articulation is clear expression in speech, or the joining of parts. Clear articulation, the articulation of the idea, articulation of the joint.
In speech therapy it names the physical forming of sounds rather than the words chosen. In anatomy and engineering it is a joint, which is why an articulated lorry bends in the middle.
1nounarticulationClear expression in speech, or the joining of parts.
“The actor's clear articulation meant every word reached the back of the theatre.”
articulation is an expression.
Latin articulatio comes from articulus, a small joint, from artus, a joint.
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂er-
Medieval Latin
articulātiō
Old French
articulacion
Middle English
articulacioun
English, today
articulation
From Middle English articulacioun, from Old French articulacion, from Medieval Latin articulātiō. From Middle English articulacioun, from Old French articulacion, from Medieval Latin articulatio. Equivalent to articulate + ion.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA