Medical dictionary. 2011.
articulation — articulatory /ahr tik yeuh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. articulatorily, adv. /ahr tik yeuh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought. 2. Phonet. a. the act or process… … Universalium
articulator — /ahr tik yeuh lay teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that articulates. 2. Phonet. a movable organ, as the tongue, lips, or uvula, the action of which is involved in the production of speech sounds. Cf. place of articulation. 3. Dentistry. a… … Universalium
articulator — A mechanical device which represents the temporomandibular joints and jaw members to which maxillary and mandibular casts may be attached. SYN: occluding frame. adjustable a. 1. an a. which may be adjusted to permit movement of the casts into… … Medical dictionary
Place of articulation — In articulatory phonetics, the place of articulation (also point of articulation) of a consonant is the point of contact, where an obstruction occurs in the vocal tract between an active (moving) articulator (typically some part of the tongue)… … Wikipedia
Manner of articulation — Manners of articulation Obstruent Plosive (occlusive) Affricate Fricative Sibilant Sonorant Nasal Flap/Tap … Wikipedia
place of articulation — noun (of a consonant) 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… … Wiktionary
place of articulation — Phonet. the location at which two speech organs approach or come together in producing a speech sound, as in the contact of the tongue and the teeth to form a dental sound. Also called point of articulation. Cf. articulator (def. 2). * * * … Universalium
place of articulation — Phonet. the location at which two speech organs approach or come together in producing a speech sound, as in the contact of the tongue and the teeth to form a dental sound. Also called point of articulation. Cf. articulator (def. 2) … Useful english dictionary
Phonetic transcription — (or phonetic notation) is the visual representation of speech sounds (or phones). The most common type of phonetic transcription uses a phonetic alphabet, e.g., the International Phonetic Alphabet. Contents 1 Phonetic transcription versus… … Wikipedia
phonetics — /feuh net iks, foh /, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the science or study of speech sounds and their production, transmission, and reception, and their analysis, classification, and transcription. Cf. acoustic phonetics, articulatory phonetics,… … Universalium
