articulation (noun)

  • 101rotatory joint — noun a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint • Syn: ↑pivot joint, ↑rotary joint, ↑articulatio trochoidea • Hypernyms: ↑synovial joint, ↑articulatio… …

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  • 102sutura — noun an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull) • Syn: ↑suture, ↑fibrous joint • Hypernyms: ↑joint, ↑articulation, ↑articulatio • Hyponyms: ↑ …

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  • 103syncopation — noun 1. (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in fo c sle for forecastle ) • Syn: ↑syncope • Derivationally related forms: ↑syncopate, ↑syncopate (for: ↑syncope) …

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  • 104transverse process — noun one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs • Hypernyms: ↑process, ↑outgrowth, ↑appendage • Part Holonyms: ↑vertebra …

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  • 105verbal expression — noun the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions expressions of good will he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours • Syn: ↑expression, ↑verbalism •… …

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  • 106close juncture — “ noun or close internal juncture : a juncture between two consecutive sounds in speech of the kind found in a simplex word (as between t and r in the pronunciation of trait or nitrate or between ī and n in the pronunciation of mine or minus… …

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  • 107condyloid joint — noun : an articulation in which an ovoid head is received into an elliptical cavity permitting all movements except axial rotation …

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  • 108harmonic theory — noun : a postulate in phonetics: the reinforcing vibrations produced in the superglottic cavities in vowel articulation are harmonics of the fundamental vocal cord note compare formant, inharmonic theory …

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  • 109inharmonic theory — noun : a postulate in phonetics: the reinforcing vibrations produced in the superglottic cavities in vowel articulation need not be multiples of the fundamental vocal cord note compare formant, harmonic theory …

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  • 110inner closure — noun : the inner of the two ends of the chamber formed by a stop articulation the bottom of the lungs, the glottis, or the tongue and velum may be the inner closure compare outer closure …

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