articulation
nounfeminine/ɐɾtikulɐˈsɐ̃w̃/medium
ar·ti·cu·la·ção
Definitions
1A structure where two or more bones are joined, often allowing movement; a joint.
Arthritis causes inflammation in the joints.
The hip is a ball-and-socket articulation.
Common collocations
knee jointsynovial jointjoint painjoint problems
2The act or manner of articulating sounds, words, or sentences; clear pronunciation.
The actor's articulation was impeccable.
The child is working on the articulation of certain consonants.
Common collocations
articulation of wordsclear articulationspeech articulation
Etymology
Do latim 'articulatio, -onis'.