articulation

 
Pronunciation: /ɑːˌtɪkjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1the formation of clear and distinct sounds in speech: the articulation of vowels and consonants
  • the action of putting into words an idea or feeling: it would involve the articulation of a theory of the just war
  • Phonetics the formation of a speech sound by constriction of the air flow in the vocal organs at a particular place (e.g. the tongue, teeth, or palate) and in a particular way (as a plosive, affricate, etc.).
  • 2 Music clarity in the production of successive notes: beautifully polished articulation from the violins
  • 3the state of being jointed: the area of articulation of the lower jaw
  • [count noun] a specified joint: the leg articulation

Origin:

late Middle English (in the senses 'joint', 'joining'): from Latin articulatio(n-), from the verb articulare (see articulate)