articulator

[ ahr-tik-yuh-ley-ter ]

/ ɑrˈtɪk yəˌleɪ tər /

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noun

a person or thing that articulates.

Phonetics. a movable organ, as the tongue, lips, or uvula, the action of which is involved in the production of speech sounds.Compare place of articulation.

Dentistry. a mechanical device, representing the jaws, to which casts may be attached: used in the making of dentures.

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Origin of articulator

First recorded in 1770–80; articulate + -or²

Words nearby articulator

articulated joint, articulated lorry, articulated vehicle, articulatio, articulation, articulator, articulatory feature, articulatory loop, articulatory phonetics, Artie, artifact

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How to use articulator in a sentence

The party found few better articulators of these visions than Fred Hampton.
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Kelso called him the great articulator and said that he walked in the valley of the shadow of Lindley Murray.
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He was a clever articulator, and dealt largely in bones and teeth.
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British Dictionary definitions for articulator

articulator

/ (ɑːˈtɪkjʊˌleɪtə) /

noun

a person or thing that articulates

phonetics any vocal organ that takes part in the production of a speech sound. Such organs are of two types: those that can move, such as the tongue, lips, etc (active articulators), and those that remain fixed, such as the teeth, the hard palate, etc (passive articulators)

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Medical definitions for articulator

articulator

[ är-tĭk′yə-lā′tər ]

A mechanical device representing the temporomandibular joints and the jaw bones, used in dentistry to obtain proper articulation of artificial teeth.