Визначення слова «articulation» мовою англійська

noun

1. (countable or uncountable) A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.

   • The articulation allowed the robot to move around corners.

2. (countable) A manner or method by which elements of a system are connected.

3. (uncountable) The quality, clarity, or sharpness of speech; the movement within the mouth that allows for those things.

   • His volume is reasonable, but his articulation could use work.

4. (phonetics) The mechanism by which a sound is formed in the vocal tract.

   • manner of articulation
   • place of articulation
   • point of articulation

5. (music, uncountable) The manner in which a note is attacked.

   • The articulation in this piece is tricky because it alternates between legato and staccato.

6. (accounting) The interrelation and congruence of the flow of data between financial statements of an entity, especially between the income statement and balance sheet.

   • 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.
   • 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.
   • 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.

7. (education) The induction of a pupil into a new school or college.