English-Thai Dictionary

articulation

N การ ออกเสียง  การ ออก สำเนียง  utterance kan-ook-siang

 

articulation

N เสียง ที่ เปล่ง ออกมา  siang-ti-pleng-ook-ma

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARTICULATION

n. 1. In anatomy, the joining or juncture of the bones. This is of three kinds: 1st, diarthrosis, or a movable connection, including enarthrosis, or the ball and socket joint; arthrodia, which is the same, but more superficial; ginglymus, or hinge-like joint; and trochoid, or the wheel and axle: 2d, synarthrosis, immovable connection, as by suture, or junction by serrated margins; harmony, or union by straight margins; and gomphosis, like a nail driven in a board, as the teeth in their sockets: 3d, symphysis, or union by means of another substance; as synchondrosis, union by a cartilage; syssarcosis, union by muscular fibres; synneurosis, union by a tendon; syndesmosis, union by ligaments; and synostosis, union by a bony substance.
2. In botany, the connection of the parts of a plant by joints; also the nodes or joints, as in cane and maize.
3. The forming of words; a distinct utterance of syllables and words by the human voice, by means of closing and opening the organs.
4. A consonant; a letter noting a jointing or closing of the organs.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ARTICULATION

Ar *tic `u *la "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. articulation, fr. L. articulatio.]

 

1. (Anat. )

 

Defn: A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.

 

Note: Articulations may be immovable, when the bones are directly united (synarthrosis ), or slightly movable, when they are united intervening substance (amphiarthrosis ), or they may be more or less freely movable, when the articular surfaces are covered with synovial membranes, as in complete joints (diarthrosis ). The last (diarthrosis ) includes hinge joints, admitting motion in one plane only (ginglymus ), ball and socket joints (enarthrosis ), pivot and rotation joints, etc.

 

2. (Bot. ) (a ) The connection of the parts of a plant by joints, as in pods. (b ) One of the nodes or joints, as in cane and maize. (c ) One of the parts intercepted between the joints; also, a subdivision into parts at regular or irregular intervals as a result of serial intermission in growth, as in the cane, grasses, etc. Lindley.

 

3. The act of putting together with a joint or joints; any meeting of parts in a joint.

 

4. The state of being jointed; connection of parts. [R.] That definiteness and articulation of imagery. Coleridge.

 

5. The utterance of the elementary sounds of a language by the appropriate movements of the organs, as in pronunciation; as, a distinct articulation.

 

6. A sound made by the vocal organs; an articulate utterance or an elementary sound, esp. a consonant.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

articulation

ar tic u la tion |ärˌtikyəˈlāSHən ɑrˌtɪkjəˈleɪʃən | ▶noun 1 the action of putting into words an idea or feeling of a specified type: it would involve the articulation of a theory of the just war. • the formation of clear and distinct sounds in speech: the articulation of vowels and consonants. • Music clarity in the production of successive notes: beautifully polished articulation from the violins. • Phonetics the act or manner of uttering a speech sound, esp. a consonant. 2 the state of being jointed: the area of articulation of the lower jaw. • [ with modifier ] a specified joint: the leg articulation. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the senses ‘joint, ’ ‘joining ’): from Latin articulatio (n- ), from the verb articulare (see articulate ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

articulation

ar ¦ticu |la ¦tion |ɑːˌtɪkjʊˈleɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the formation of clear and distinct sounds in speech: the articulation of vowels and consonants. • the action of putting into words an idea or feeling: it would involve the articulation of a theory of the just war. • Phonetics the formation of a speech sound by constriction of the air flow in the vocal organs at a particular place (e.g. the tongue, teeth, or palate ) and in a particular way (as a plosive, affricate, etc. ). 2 Music clarity in the production of successive notes. 3 the state of being jointed: the area of articulation of the lower jaw. • [ count noun ] a specified joint: the leg articulation. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the senses ‘joint ’, ‘joining ’): from Latin articulatio (n- ), from the verb articulare (see articulate ).

 

Oxford Thesaurus

articulation

articulation noun the formal articulation of theories of linguistic knowledge: expression, voicing, utterance, uttering, communication, declaration, statement, setting forth, assertion, revelation, proclamation, announcement, raising, tabling, airing, ventilation, venting, mention, talk; enunciation, pronunciation, mouthing; rare divulgement, divulgation.

 

French Dictionary

articulation

articulation n. f. nom féminin 1 Union de deux ou plusieurs os. : Sa grand-maman a mal aux articulations quand le temps est humide. 2 Assemblage de plusieurs pièces mobiles emboîtées les unes dans les autres ou réunies par un axe commun. 3 Lien entre les parties d ’un texte, d ’un discours. : Les conjonctions car, mais, en effet servent d ’articulations entre les propositions. SYNONYME charnière ; transition . 4 Manière d ’articuler les sons d ’une langue. : Geneviève a une bonne articulation: on la comprend bien quand elle parle. SYNONYME prononciation .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

articulation

ar tic u la tion /ɑː r tɪ̀kjəléɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 U (明瞭な )発音 ; 〘音声 〙調音 .2 U (思考 感情の明瞭な )表現 .3 U (関節の )接合 (法 ).4 C 関節 ; 〘植 〙節 .