articulator
Americannoun
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a person or thing that articulates.
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Phonetics. a movable organ, as the tongue, lips, or uvula, the action of which is involved in the production of speech sounds.
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Dentistry. a mechanical device, representing the jaws, to which casts may be attached: used in the making of dentures.
noun
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a person or thing that articulates
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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 )
Etymology
Origin of articulator
First recorded in 1770–80; articulate + -or 2
Example Sentences
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“Even a good articulator like me has trouble renouncing the name,” he said in one ad.
From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2020
He says Haley “has earned a reputation as a forthright and compelling articulator of America’s role.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2018
Mr. Farage, he said, “has become a very good articulator for what a certain section of British society feels and thinks.”
From New York Times • May 1, 2015
Hoke is not a great articulator on his best day and has fumbled words along with head-coaching protocol.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2014
Kelso called him the great articulator and said that he walked in the valley of the shadow of Lindley Murray.
From A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy by Adams, John Wolcott
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