articulated
verb
-
To make clear or effective.
-
To speak clearly; to enunciate.
"I wish he’d articulate his words more clearly."
-
To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.
"I like this painting, but I can’t articulate why."
-
To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.
"an articulated bus"
-
To attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.
"Articulate that passage heavily."
-
To form a joint or connect by joints
"The lower jaw articulates with the skull at the temporomandibular joint."
-
To treat or make terms.
noun
-
An articulated vehicle, such as a locomotive.
adjective
-
Constructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an otherwise rigid structure.
-
Of a vehicle, composed of component parts each with its own wheels and chassis, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains.