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articulator

/ahr-tik-yuh-ley-ter/US // ɑrˈtɪk yəˌleɪ tər //UK // (ɑːˈtɪkjʊˌleɪtə) //

衔接器,铰接器,铰链器,关节器

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person or thing that articulates.
    • : Phonetics. a movable organ, as the tongue, lips, or uvula, the action of which is involved in the production of speech sounds.Compare place of articulation.
    • : Dentistry. a mechanical device, representing the jaws, to which casts may be attached: used in the making of dentures.

Examples

  • The party found few better articulators of these visions than Fred Hampton.

  • Kelso called him the great articulator and said that he walked in the valley of the shadow of Lindley Murray.

  • He was a clever articulator, and dealt largely in bones and teeth.