articulated
[ahr-tik-yuh-ley-tid]
- 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
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There is not the remotest suggestion of the towhee minstrelsy in his prolonged and well-articulated melody.
Birds of the RockiesLeander Sylvester Keyser
Out of them, even in their fragmentary state, a well-articulated system might be made.
Edward Caldwell MooreEdward Moore
Word Origin and History for well-articulated
articulated
adj.
"jointed," 1610s, past participle adjective from articulate (v.). Meaning "made distinct" is from 1855.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
articulated
(är-tĭk′yə-lā-tĭd)- Characterized by or having articulations; jointed.
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