■ adjective α:'tɪkjʊlət
1》 fluent and clear in speech.
2》 technical having joints or jointed segments.
↘ Zoology denoting a brachiopod which has projections and sockets that form a hinge joining the two halves of the shell.
■ verb α:'tɪkjʊleɪt
1》 pronounce (words) distinctly.
↘clearly express (an idea or feeling).
2》 form a joint.
↘( be ~d ) be connected by joints.
Derivatives
articulable adjective
articulacy noun
~d adjective
~ly adverb
~ness noun
articulatory adjective
Origin
C16: from L. articulat- , articulare 'divide into joints, utter distinctly', from articulus (see article ).