place of articulation
nounPhonetics.
the location at which two speech organs approach or come together in producing a speech sound, as in the contact of the tongue and the teeth to form a dental sound.
Origin of place of articulation
1First recorded in 1885–90
- Also called point of articulation .
- Compare articulator (def. 2).
Words Nearby place of articulation
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