- a person or thing that articulates.
- a movable organ, as the tongue, lips, or uvula, the action of which is involved in the production of speech sounds.
- a mechanical device, representing the jaws, to which casts may be attached: used in the making of dentures.
- a person or thing that articulates
- any vocal organ that takes part in the production of a speech sound. Such organs are of two types: those that can move, such as the tongue, lips, etc (active articulators), and those that remain fixed, such as the teeth, the hard palate, etc (passive articulators)
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