articulations
Points of joining
Articulations are the joints or points of connection between parts, whether in anatomy (where bones meet), in speech (how sounds are formed by the tongue, lips, and other organs), or in expression (how ideas are stated clearly).
In music, articulation refers to how notes are attacked and released—staccato versus legato, for instance.
The word emphasizes the distinctness of connected parts: The articulations of his argument were precise and persuasive.
Something well-articulated has its components clearly defined and purposefully joined.
Flexible connective body tissue
- synovialOf joint membranes
- ligamentConnective tissue between bones
- tendonMuscle-to-bone connector
- kneeLeg's middle hinge
elbow · shoulder · hip · ankle · wrist · flexion · extension · rotation
Clarity of spoken words
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- dictionChoice of words
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
- phonationVocal fold vibration
vowels · consonants · syllables · clarity · tongue · lips · palate · phonemes
Manner of expressing something
- staccatoShort, separated note style
- legatoUnbroken musical phrasing
- bowingBending forward in deference
- tonguingWind instrument note separation
attack · release · dynamics · expression · slur · detached · marcato · tenuto
Devised mixture or expression
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- utteranceSpoken expression aloud
- voicingExpressing aloud
- verbalizationExpressing through speech
phrasing · wording · framing · communication · conveying · expressing · declaration · explanation
cartilage
Flexible connective body tissue
knee · elbow · shoulder · hip · ankle · wrist · flexion · extension · rotation · pivot
enunciation
Clarity of spoken words
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- dictionChoice of words
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
phonation · vowels · consonants · syllables · clarity · tongue · lips · palate · phonemes · accent
phrasing
Manner of expressing something
- staccatoShort, separated note style
- legatoUnbroken musical phrasing
- bowingBending forward in deference
tonguing · attack · release · dynamics · expression · slur · detached · marcato · tenuto · spiccato
formulation
Devised mixture or expression
verbalization · phrasing · wording · framing · communication · conveying · expressing · declaration · explanation · exposition
- sheet musicsheet music, treble clef, score, notes, scores
- exoskeletonexoskeleton, chitin, cuticle, integument, procuticle
- middle earmalleus, incus, stapes, ossicles, eardrum
articulationsslurs
Demeaning identity-based insults
mutterings · mispronunciations · mumbles · mumblings · slurrings
articulationssilences
Stops from speaking
muteness · vagueness · speechlessness · obscurities · incoherences
articulationsdisconnections
Breaks in connection
separations · disjunctions · detachments · severances · fusions
- clear articulationDistinct, intelligible speech
- manner of articulationHow airflow shapes speech