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The state of being jointed; connection of parts. [R.] That definiteness and articulation of imagery. Coleridge.

Articulation, usually that kind of articulation which admits of free motion in the joint; diarthrosis. Coxe.

The unoin or articulation of bones to form a joint.

Luxation; the dislocation of a joint. Bailey.

Inarticulateness. Chesterfield.

eph was a consonant letter, with a guttural breath sound that was not an element of Greek articulation; and the Greeks took it to represent their vowel Alpha with the ä sound, the Phoenician alphabet having no vowel symbols. This letter, in English, is used for several different vowel sounds. See Guide to pronunciation…

The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.

A form of articulation in which the bones are connected by intervening substance admitting slight motion; symphysis.

A form of diarthrodial articulation in which the articular surfaces are nearly flat, so that they form only an imperfect ball and socket.

Articulation.

To join or be connected by articulation.

United by, or provided with, articulations; jointed; as, an articulated skeleton.

Of or pertaining to articulation. Bush.

A kind of articulation used by the natives of Southern Africa, consisting in a sudden withdrawal of the end or some other portion of the tongue from a part of the mouth with which it is in contact, whereby a sharp, clicking sound is produced. The sounds are four in number, and are called cerebral, palatal, dental, and…

Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters. Dental formula (Zoöl.), a brief notation used by zoölogists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal. -- Dental surgeon, a dentist.

Relating to diarthrosis, or movable articulations.

A form of articulation which admits of considerable motion; a complete joint; abarticulation. See Articulation.

abit, when laid on the back, of giving a sudden upward spring, by a quick movement of the articulation between the abdomen and thorax; -- called also click beetle, spring beetle, and snapping beetle.

A ball and socket joint, or the kind of articulation represented by such a joint. See Articulation.

Mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially as regards fullness and distinctness or articulation; as, to speak with a clear or impressive enunciation.