Standard Lemma guide

articulatory

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jə.lə.t(ə.)ɹɪ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.ləˌtɔɹ.i/
  • CMU ARPABET: AA0 R T IH1 K Y AH0 L AH0 T AO2 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to articulation; phonetic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Related to the specific articulation function of a joint.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to articulation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • articulatory features
  • articulatory phonetics

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: articulative

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English articulate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English articulatory From articulate + -ory.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: artikulatorinen — of or pertaining to articulation; phonological
  • French: articulatoire — of or pertaining to articulation; phonological
  • Greek: αρθρωτικός (arthrotikós) — of or pertaining to articulation; phonological
  • Italian: articolatorio — of or pertaining to articulation; phonological
  • Portuguese: articulatório — of or pertaining to articulation; phonological
  • Spanish: articulatorio — of or pertaining to articulation; phonological
  • Ukrainian: артикуляці́йний (artykuljacíjnyj) — of or pertaining to articulation; phonological