Phrase guide

place of articulation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The point of contact, where an obstruction occurs in the vocal tract between an active (moving) articulator (typically some part of the tongue) and a passive (stationary) articulator (typically some part of the roof of the mouth).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: point of articulation, POA

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَخْرَج (maḵraj) — point of contact
  • Armenian: արտաբերման տեղ (artaberman teġ) — point of contact
  • Dutch: plaats van articulatie — point of contact
  • Dutch: articulatiepunt — point of contact
  • Finnish: ääntöpaikka — point of contact
  • French: lieu d'articulation — point of contact
  • French: point d'articulation — point of contact
  • German: Artikulationsort — point of contact
  • German: Artikulationsstelle — point of contact
  • Greek: τόπος άρθρωσης (tópos árthrosis) — point of contact
  • Indonesian: daerah artikulasi — point of contact
  • Polish: miejsce artykulacji — point of contact
  • Romanian: loc de articulare — point of contact
  • Russian: место образования согласных (mesto obrazovanija soglasnyx) — point of contact
  • Spanish: lugar de articulación — point of contact
  • Swedish: artikulationsställe — point of contact
  • Vietnamese: vị trí cấu âm — point of contact