Definition of Articulated

1. Adjective. Consisting of segments held together by joints.

Exact synonyms: Articulate
Similar to: Jointed
Antonyms: Unarticulated

Definition of Articulated

1. a. United by, or provided with, articulations; jointed; as, an articulated skeleton.

Definition of Articulated

1. Verb. (past of articulate) ¹

2. Adjective. Constructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an otherwise rigid structure. ¹

3. Adjective. Specifically, describes a vehicle with such joints, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Articulated

1. articulate [v] - See also: articulate

Medical Definition of Articulated

1. Having joints, jointed, provided with places where separation may take place. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Articulated

articular surface of patella
articular surface of temporal bone
articular surface of tubercle of rib
articular tubercle of temporal bone
articular vascular circle
articular vascular network
articular vascular network of elbow
articular vascular network of knee
articulare
articularis cubiti muscle
articularis genu
articularly
articulary
articulata
articulate
articulated (current term)
articulated bus
articulated lorry
articulated skeleton
articulately
articulateness
articulates
articulating
articulating paper
articulatio
articulatio acromioclavicularis
articulatio atlanto-occipitalis
articulatio atlantoaxialis lateralis
articulatio atlantoaxialis mediana
articulatio bicondylaris

Literary usage of Articulated

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1833)
"THE articulated animals, whose inter-relations are equally numerous and varied, ... Those animals never have articulated feet, but the greater number, ..."

2. The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte by Auguste COMTE, Frederic Harrison (1896)
"The articulated animals must next be dis- Division of tinguished into two great classes, according articulated to the mode of articulation; whether under ..."

3. Origins of the English People and the English Language by Jean Roemer (1888)
"... articulated by a following consonant, a in man a, not so articulated, and aa, a " father e, in the prefixes be and get and final e, e ' battery e, ..."

4. Elements of Entomology: Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges by William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger, Henri Milne-Edwards, Achille Comté (1845)
"Structure of articulated Animals —Division of the Third Branch of the Animal Kingdom ... Why are they termed articulated animals? How are the rings formed ? ..."

5. Railroad Freight Transportation by Leonor Fresnel Loree (1922)
"articulated Locomotives.—I had been much impressed with the possibilities of the articulated locomotive designed by Fairlie for the 2-feet gauge Festiniog ..."

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