articular

[ ahr-tik-yuh-ler ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the joints.

articular

/ ɑːˈtɪkjʊlə /

adjective

1. of or relating to joints or to the structural components in a joint

Other Words From

• ar·ticu·lar·ly adverb
• inter·ar·ticu·lar adjective
• multi·ar·ticu·lar adjective
• postar·ticu·lar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of articular¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin articulāris pertaining to the joints. See article, -ar ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of articular¹

C15: from Latin articulāris concerning the joints, from articulus small joint; see article

Example Sentences

An articular facet begins on the manubrium near the neck and spirals halfway around the head of the malleus.

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To each junction between the “arch” and the thyrohyals, a hypohyal is attached by ligaments to a flat articular surface.

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The voice very like a man's, but not articular, sounding as if one did speak hastily or with sorrow.

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The femur is short and curved, and the articular ends are disproportionately large as judged by modern standards.

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In Dimorphodon the malar bone is entirely removed from the quadrate, but in Pterodactylus it meets its articular end.

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