articulated

[ ahr-tik-yuh-ley-tid ]

/ ɑrˈtɪk yəˌleɪ tɪd /

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adjective

made clear or distinct: articulated sounds.

having a joint or joints; jointed: an articulated appendage.

(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.

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Origin of articulated

First recorded in 1545–55; articulate + -ed²

Related formsmul·ti·ar·tic·u·lat·ed, adjectiveun·ar·tic·u·lat·ed, adjectivewell-ar·tic·u·lat·ed, adjective

articulate

[ adjective, noun ahr-tik-yuh-lit; verb ahr-tik-yuh-leyt ]

/ adjective, noun ɑrˈtɪk yə lɪt; verb ɑrˈtɪk yəˌleɪt /

adjective

uttered clearly in distinct syllables.

capable of speech; not speechless.

using language easily and fluently; having facility with words: an articulate speaker.

expressed, formulated, or presented with clarity and effectiveness: an articulate thought.

made clear, distinct, and precise in relation to other parts: an articulate form; an articulate shape; an articulate area.

(of ideas, form, etc.) having a meaningful relation to other parts: an articulate image.

having parts or distinct areas organized into a coherent or meaningful whole; unified: an articulate system of philosophy.

Zoology. having joints or articulations; composed of segments.

verb (used with object), ar·tic·u·lat·ed, ar·tic·u·lat·ing.

to utter clearly and distinctly; pronounce with clarity.

Phonetics. to make the movements and adjustments of the speech organs necessary to utter (a speech sound).

to give clarity or distinction to: to articulate a shape; to articulate an idea.

Dentistry. to position or reposition (teeth); subject to articulation.

to unite by a joint or joints.

to reveal or make distinct: an injection to articulate arteries so that obstructions can be observed by x-ray.

verb (used without object), ar·tic·u·lat·ed, ar·tic·u·lat·ing.

to pronounce clearly each of a succession of speech sounds, syllables, or words; enunciate: to articulate with excessive precision.

Phonetics. to articulate a speech sound.

Anatomy, Zoology. to form a joint.

Obsolete. to make terms of agreement.

noun

a segmented invertebrate.

Origin of articulate

First recorded in 1545–55, articulate is from the Latin word articulātus, past participle of articulāre to divide into distinct parts. See article, -ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR articulate

4. expressive. See eloquent. 9. enunciate.

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ANTONYMS FOR articulate

4. inarticulate, unintelligible. 9. mumble.

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ar·tic·u·la·ble

[ahr-tik-yuh-luh-buhl] /ɑrˈtɪk yə lə bəl/, adjectivear·tic·u·late·ly, adverbar·tic·u·late·ness, ar·tic·u·la·cy

[ahr-tik-yuh-luh-see] /ɑrˈtɪk yə lə si/, nounar·tic·u·la·tive

[ahr-tik-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv] /ɑrˈtɪk yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv/, adjective

mis·ar·tic·u·late, verb, mis·ar·tic·u·lat·ed, mis·ar·tic·u·lat·ing.mul·ti·ar·tic·u·late, adjectivenon·ar·tic·u·late, adjectivenon·ar·tic·u·late·ly, adverbnon·ar·tic·u·late·ness, nounnon·ar·tic·u·la·tive, adjectiveo·ver·ar·tic·u·late, adjectiveo·ver·ar·tic·u·late, verb, o·ver·ar·tic·u·lat·ed, o·ver·ar·tic·u·lat·ing.pre·ar·tic·u·late, adjectivepseu·do·ar·tic·u·late, adjectivepseu·do·ar·tic·u·late·ly, adverbre·ar·tic·u·late, verb, re·ar·tic·u·lat·ed, re·ar·tic·u·lat·ing.sem·i·ar·tic·u·late, adjectivesem·i·ar·tic·u·late·ly, adverbsub·ar·tic·u·late, adjectivesub·ar·tic·u·late·ly, adverbsub·ar·tic·u·late·ness, nounsub·ar·tic·u·la·tive, adjectiveun·ar·tic·u·late, adjectiveun·ar·tic·u·late·ly, adverbun·ar·tic·u·la·tive, adjective

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Examples from the Web for articulated

In the current crisis, Obama has articulated no overarching cause, no doctrine about defending freedom and democracy.
Arab Kings vs. ISIS Barbarians|Christopher Dickey|September 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Often, conservative positions were articulated as being “wrong” by her professors.
Bloomberg’s Surprising Harvard Commencement Address Attacks Campus Ideologues|Ron Christie|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Reading him, I see the world I know—or thought I knew—clarified and articulated.
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There are numerous reasons to do so, not least the moral aspect Christie articulated at the Latino Leadership Alliance gala.
Christie’s Immigration Catch-22: Help Immigrants or Win GOP Primaries|Dean Obeidallah|November 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST

They have not been articulated, let alone strongly advocated, by Democrats recently, including the president.
Goodbye, Blue: A Post-Obama Democratic Doctrine|Doug Schoen, Jessica Tarlov|November 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And as to talking—four days ago I could not well have articulated three sentences.
Charlotte Bront|T. Wemyss Reid
An inventor was needed to do that, a poet; he has articulated the dim-struggling thought that dwelt in his own and many hearts.
Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History|Thomas Carlyle
He had two articulated appendages fixed to the trunk at a point near and below the skull-case.
The Invader|Alfred Coppel
These, as also the tentacles and notocirri, short, articulated.
Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Vol. 11. No. 1.|Various
The dorsal scutes are articulated together, as in the preceding genus; and there are similarly-articulated ventral scutes.
The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for articulated

articulate

adjective (ɑːˈtɪkjʊlɪt)

able to express oneself fluently and coherentlyan articulate lecturer

having the power of speech

distinct, clear, or definite; well-constructedan articulate voice; an articulate document

zoology (of arthropods and higher vertebrates) possessing joints or jointed segments

verb (ɑːˈtɪkjʊˌleɪt)

to speak or enunciate (words, syllables, etc) clearly and distinctly

(tr) to express coherently in words

(intr) zoology to be jointed or form a joint

(tr) to separate into jointed segments

Derived Formsarticulately, adverbarticulateness or articulacy, noun

Word Origin for articulate

C16: from Latin articulāre to divide into joints; see article

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Word Origin and History for articulated

articulated

adj.

"jointed," 1610s, past participle adjective from articulate (v.). Meaning "made distinct" is from 1855.

articulate

1590s, "to divide speech into distinct parts" (earlier "to formally bring charges against," 1550s), from Latin articulatus, past participle of articulare "to separate into joints," also "to utter distinctly," from articulus "joint" (see article). Generalized sense of "express in words" is from 1690s. Literal sense, "to join, to attach by joints," is attested from 1610s. Earlier senses, "to set forth in articles," "to bring a charge against" (1560s) now are obsolete or nearly so. Related: Articulated; articulating.

articulate

adj.

1580s in the speech sense (1570s as "formulated in articles"), from Latin articulatus (see articulate (v.)). Literal meaning "composed of segments united by joints" is from c.1600; the general sense of "speaking accurately" is short for articulate-speaking (1829). Related: Articulately.

Medicine definitions for articulated

articulated

[ är-tĭk′yə-lā-tĭd ]

adj.

Characterized by or having articulations; jointed.

articulate

[ är-tĭk′yə-lĭt ]

adj.

Capable of speaking distinctly and connectedly.

Consisting of sections united by joints; jointed.

v.

To speak distinctly and connectedly.

To join or connect together loosely to allow motion between the parts.

To unite by forming a joint or joints.

To form a joint; be jointed.

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verb (used without object), ar·tic·u·lat·ed, ar·tic·u·lat·ing.

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