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articulación

joint

noun ahr-tee-koo-lah-SYOHN Rare
Body & Health Body Parts

Origin: From Latin articulatio, from articulus 'small joint'.

Also means

articulation, pronunciation

Usage Note

Articulación has two main senses: anatomical (a joint such as the knee or shoulder) and phonetic (the production of speech sounds). In linguistics, 'point of articulation' is punto de articulación. The plural articulaciones drops the written accent on the final syllable because the stress is now on the penultimate, as expected.

Examples

"La articulación de la rodilla es muy compleja."

Natural Translation

The knee joint is very complex.

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