articulation

Meaning

Noun

• A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.
• A manner or method by which elements of a system are connected.
• The quality, clarity or sharpness of speech.
• The manner in which a phoneme is pronounced.
• The manner in which something is articulated (tongued, slurred or bowed).
• The interrelation and congruence of the flow of data between financial statements of an entity, especially between the income statement and balance sheet.

Origin

• From Middle English articulacioun, from Old French articulacion, from Medieval Latin articulatio. Equivalent to articulate + -ation.