place of articulation


nounPhonetics.
  1. the location at which two speech organs approach or come together in producing a speech sound, as in the contact of the tongue and the teeth to form a dental sound.

Origin of place of articulation

1
First recorded in 1885–90
  • Also called point of articulation .

Words Nearby place of articulation

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