articolazione

Definitions of articolazione
  1. noun
    the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible
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    type of:
    agganciamento, aggancio, allacciamento, allacciatura, attacco, collegamento, congiungimento, congiunzione, connessione, giuntura, giunzione, incastro, raccordo
    the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
  2. noun
    the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
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    enunciato, enunciazione
    the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
    sincope
    (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
    type of:
    pronuncia, pronunzia
    the manner in which someone utters a word
  3. noun
    junction by which parts or objects are joined together
    synonyms: attacco, comproprietario, giunto, giunzione
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    types:
    cardine, cerniera
    a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
    cucitura, filone
    joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
    saldatura
    a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together
  4. noun
    (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
    synonyms: comproprietario
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    types:
    garretto
    tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle
    sutura
    an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)
    nocca
    a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
    type of:
    parte del corpo, regione
    any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
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