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.
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.