1. Noun
A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.
2. Noun
The connection of the parts of a plant by joints, as in pods.
3. Noun
One of the nodes or joints, as in cane and maize.
4. Noun
One of the parts intercepted between the joints; also, a subdivision into parts at regular or irregular intervals as a result of serial intermission in growth, as in the cane, grasses, etc.
5. Noun
The act of putting together with a joint or joints; any meeting of parts in a joint.
6. Noun
The state of being jointed; connection of parts.
7. Noun
The utterance of the elementary sounds of a language by the appropriate movements of the organs, as in pronunciation; as, a distinct articulation.
8. Noun
A sound made by the vocal organs; an articulate utterance or an elementary sound, esp. a consonant.
9. Noun
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
10. Noun
the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
Vocabulary classified under Linguistics
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