articulated
Americanadjective
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made clear or distinct.
articulated sounds.
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having a joint or joints; jointed.
an articulated appendage.
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(of a vehicle) built in sections that are hinged or otherwise connected so as to allow flexibility of movement.
an articulated bus; an articulated locomotive.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of articulated
First recorded in 1545–55; articulate + -ed 2
Explanation
Something is articulated if it's made of sections connected by joints. Articulated limbs have bones that bend where they join, at an elbow or a wrist for example. Human bodies are full of articulated sections, with joints at the knees, hips, shoulders, and so on. You can also describe an object as articulated if it's made up of pieces that connect in flexible segments. A long train can be composed of articulated cars. Articulated comes from the verb articulate, "to divide into distinct parts," from the Latin articulare, "separate into joints," and the Latin root articulus, "joint."
Example Sentences
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One of the easier approaches is to download the Flexible Action and Articulated Skeleton Toolkit from the University of Southern California.
From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2011
On the artists "Articulated as doublespeak, they hand-make the virtual, cite history in fugue fervour, and find the poetic and enduring in the cacophony of pop cultural din."
From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2010
Articulated through performance, this can be more enthralling and enlightening than watching people several years their senior.
From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2010
Articulated clearly the values shared by Americans"; "No hint of scandal either.
From Time Magazine Archive
Man generally thinks, if words he only hears, Articulated noise must have some meaning in it.
From Faust; a Tragedy, Translated from the German of Goethe by Brooks, Charles Timothy
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