ARTICULATOR

articulator

(noun) a movable speech organ

articulator

(noun) someone who pronounces words

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

articulator (plural articulators)

One who, or that which, articulates or expresses.

One who articulates bones and mounts skeletons.

(dentistry) A mechanical device to which casts of the teeth are fixed, reproducing recorded positions of the mandible in relation to the maxilla.

Source: Wiktionary


Ar*tic"u*la`tor, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, articulates; as: (a) One who enunciates distinctly. (b) One who prepares and mounts skeletons. (c) An instrument to cure stammering.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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