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ARTICULATED
articulated, articulate
(adjective) consisting of segments held together by joints
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
articulated
simple past tense and past participle of articulate
Adjective
articulated (not comparable)
Constructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an otherwise rigid structure.
Of a vehicle, composed of component parts each with its own wheels and chassis, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains.
Antonyms
• non-articulated, nonarticulated
• unarticulated
Source: Wiktionary
Ar*tic"u*la`ted, a.
1. United by, or provided with, articulations; jointed; as, an articulated skeleton.
2. Produced, as a letter, syllable, or word, by the organs of speech; pronounced.
ARTICULATE
Ar*tic"u*late, a. Etym: [L. articulatus. See Articulata.]
1. Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars. [Archaic] Bacon.
2. Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united by joints; as, articulate animals or plants.
3. Distinctly uttered; spoken so as to be intelligible; characterized by division into words and syllables; as, articulate speech, sounds, words. Total changes of party and articulate opinion. Carlyle.
Ar*tic"u*late, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
Ar*tic"u*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Articulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Articulating].
1. To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly.
2. To treat or make terms. [Obs.] Shak.
3. To join or be connected by articulation.
Ar*tic"u*late, v. t.
1. To joint; to unite by means of a joint; to put together with joints or at the joints.
2. To draw up or write in separate articles; to particularize; to specify. [Obs.]
3. To form, as the elementary sounds; to utter in distinct syllables or words; to enunciate; as, to articulate letters or language. "To articulate a word." Ray.
4. To express distinctly; to give utterance to. Luther articulated himself upon a process that hand already begun in the Christian church. Bibliotheca Sacra. To . . . articulate the dumb, deep want of the people. Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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