articulation

articulation

1. Zoology

a. a joint such as that between bones or arthropod segments

b. the way in which jointed parts are connected

2. Botany the part of a plant at which natural separation occurs, such as the joint between leaf and stem

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Articulation

Shapes and surfaces that have joints or segments which subdivide the area or elements; the joints or members add scale and rhythm to an otherwise plain surface.

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articulation

[är‚tik·yə′lā·shən]

(anatomy)

joint

(botany)

A joint between two parts of a plant that can separate spontaneously.

(communications)

The percentage of speech units understood correctly by a listener in a communications system; it generally applies to unrelated words, as in code messages, in distinction to intelligibility.

(control systems)

The manner and actions of joining components of a robot with connecting parts or links that allow motion.

(invertebrate zoology)

A joint between rigid parts of an animal body, such as the segments of an appendage in insects.

(physiology)

The act of enunciating speech.

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