articulation

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English articulacioun, from Old French articulacion, from Medieval Latin articulatio. Equivalent to articulate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɑːˌtɪk.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɑɹˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˌa(r).ʈɪ.k(j)ʊˌle.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === articulation (countable and uncountable, plural articulations) (countable or uncountable) A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending. (anatomy) Such a joint in an animalian body, as for example between bones or between exoskeleton segments. Synonyms: joint, arthrosis (countable) A manner or method by which elements of a system are connected. (uncountable) The quality, clarity, or sharpness of speech; the movement within the mouth that allows for those things. (phonetics) The mechanism by which a sound is formed in the vocal tract. manner of articulation place of articulation point of articulation (music, uncountable) The manner in which a note is attacked. (accounting) The interrelation and congruence of the flow of data between financial statements of an entity, especially between the income statement and balance sheet. 1991, Stephen P. Taylor, “From Moneyflows Accounts to Flow-of-Funds Accounts”, printed in John C. Dawson (editor), Flow-of-Funds Analysis: A Handbook for Practitioners, M.E. Sharpe (1996), →ISBN, page 103: At the time the outstanding distinction that could be seen between Copeland-Fed on the one hand and Goldsmith-Friend on the other was that the flow-of-funds system explicitly included nonfinancial transactions in the statistical structure in direct articulation with financial flows and stocks. 2005, David T. Collins, “Accounting and Financial Reporting Issues”, Chapter 6 of Robert L. Brown and Alan S. Gutterman (editors), Emerging Companies Guide: A Resource for Professionals and Entrepreneurs, American Bar Association, →ISBN, page 169: Particular income statement accounts (revenues and expenses) are linked to particular balance sheet accounts (assets and liabilities); that is, there is articulation between the income statement and the balance sheet. 2005, Roger L. Burritt, “Challenges for Environmental Management Accounting”, Chapter 2 of Pall M. Rikhardsson et al. (editors), Implementing Environmental Management Accounting: Status and Challenges, Springer, →ISBN, page 28: The emphasis on articulated information about environmental liabilities in the management accounts is not stressed. Articulation between stock and flow information in physical environment terms receives less attention. (education) The induction of a pupil into a new school or college. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== articulate articulatory ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin articulātiō. By surface analysis, articuler +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʁ.ti.ky.la.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === articulation f (plural articulations) (anatomy) joint (joint with freedom to rotate) articulation (quality, clarity or sharpness of speech) (phonetics) articulation (emission of a sound) mode d'articulation ― manner of articulation point d'articulation ― place of articulation (music) articulation (manner in which a note or a group of notes is played) ==== Related terms ==== articulatoire ==== Descendants ==== → Turkish: artikülasyon === Further reading === “articulation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012