ALL meanings of articulative
ar·tic·u·late
A a - adjective articulative relating to articulation 3
- noun articulative Serving to articulate or express something. 1
- adjective articulative uttered clearly in distinct syllables. 1
- adjective articulative capable of speech; not speechless. 1
- adjective articulative using language easily and fluently; having facility with words: an articulate speaker. 1
- adjective articulative expressed, formulated, or presented with clarity and effectiveness: an articulate thought. 1
- adjective articulative made clear, distinct, and precise in relation to other parts: an articulate form; an articulate shape; an articulate area. 1
- adjective articulative (of ideas, form, etc.) having a meaningful relation to other parts: an articulate image. 1
- adjective articulative having parts or distinct areas organized into a coherent or meaningful whole; unified: an articulate system of philosophy. 1
- adjective articulative Zoology. having joints or articulations; composed of segments. 1
- verb with object articulative to utter clearly and distinctly; pronounce with clarity. 1
- verb with object articulative Phonetics. to make the movements and adjustments of the speech organs necessary to utter (a speech sound). 1
- verb with object articulative to give clarity or distinction to: to articulate a shape; to articulate an idea. 1
- verb with object articulative Dentistry. to position or reposition (teeth); subject to articulation. 1
- verb with object articulative to unite by a joint or joints. 1
- verb with object articulative to reveal or make distinct: an injection to articulate arteries so that obstructions can be observed by x-ray. 1
- verb without object articulative to pronounce clearly each of a succession of speech sounds, syllables, or words; enunciate: to articulate with excessive precision. 1
- verb without object articulative Phonetics. to articulate a speech sound. 1
- verb without object articulative Anatomy, Zoology. to form a joint. 1
- verb without object articulative Obsolete. to make terms of agreement. 1
- noun articulative a segmented invertebrate. 1