articulated
Definition
- Adjective:
- Consisting of segments held together by joints: Describes an object, structure, or vehicle that is made of distinct, rigid sections connected by flexible joints, allowing for movement or bending.
Usage
- The term is primarily used to describe physical objects with a jointed structure. It is often applied in mechanical, anatomical, and transportation contexts.
- It can also be used figuratively to describe speech or language that is clearly and distinctly expressed, though this is a separate meaning from the primary physical definition.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The articulated lorry could navigate the narrow city streets more easily.
- An insect's leg is an articulated limb, allowing for complex movement.
- The doll had articulated arms and legs, so children could pose it.
Advanced Usage
"Articulated bus": A type of bus with two or more rigid sections connected by a pivoting joint.
- The city uses articulated buses on its busiest routes to increase passenger capacity.
"Articulated skeleton": In anatomy or paleontology, a skeleton where the bones are found and preserved in their natural, connected positions at the joints.
- The museum displayed an articulated dinosaur skeleton.
Variants and Related Words
Articulate (verb): To express an idea or feeling fluently and coherently.
- She could articulate her thoughts on the complex issue very well.
Articulation (noun):
- The state of being jointed.
- The articulation of the robot's arm allows for precise movements.
- The act of expressing something clearly in speech.
- His clear articulation made the lecture easy to follow.
Unarticulated (adjective): Not connected by joints; also, not clearly expressed.
- The fossil was an unarticulated collection of bones.
Synonyms
- Jointed: Having or provided with joints.
- Hinged: Attached by or furnished with a hinge (a type of joint).
- Segmented: Divided into segments or sections.
Antonyms
- Rigid: Unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible.
- Fixed: Fastened securely in position; not moving.
- Monolithic: Formed of a single large block of stone; by extension, large, solid, and uniform without separate parts.
Adjective
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consisting of segments held together by joints
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