articulation

1. The aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech (synset 107146562)
   is a type of: pronunciation - the manner in which someone utters a word
   subtypes:

   • affrication - the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate
   • aspiration - a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath
   • epenthesis - the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier
   • nasalisation, nasalization - the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators
   • retroflection, retroflexion - an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth
   • diction, enunciation - the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
   • syncopation, syncope - (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
   • sandhi - the articulatory process whereby the pronunciation of a word or morpheme changes when it is followed immediately by another (especially in fluent speech)
   • thickness - indistinct articulation
   • trill - the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula
2. The shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made (synset 113934166)
   is a type of: connection, connexion, link - a connecting shape
   subtypes: esophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction - the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium
   same as: join, joint, junction, juncture
3. Expressing in coherent verbal form (synset 107087248)
   "the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings"
   is a type of: expression, verbal expression, verbalism - the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
   same as: voice
4. (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) (synset 105602838)
   referred to in: anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
   is a type of: body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
   subtypes:

   • fetlock, fetlock joint - the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern
   • hock, hock-joint - tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
   • knee, stifle - joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
   • elbow - the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
   • fibrous joint, sutura, suture - an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)
   • articulatio synovialis, diarthrosis, synovial joint - a joint so articulated as to move freely
   has:

   • hip socket - the socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone
   • articular muscle - a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint
   is a part of:

   • articulatory system - the system of joints in the body
   • endoskeleton - the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)
   same as: articulatio, joint
5. The act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible (synset 100148134)
   is a type of: connection, connexion, joining - the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

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