Articulator
a person or thing that .
phonetics. a movable organ, as the tongue, lips, or uvula, the action of which is involved in the production of speech sounds.
compare .
dentistry. a mechanical device, representing the jaws, to which casts may be attached: used in the making of dentures.
noun
a person or thing that articulates
(phonetics) any vocal organ that takes part in the production of a speech sound. such organs are of two types: those that can move, such as the tongue, lips, etc (active articulators), and those that remain fixed, such as the teeth, the hard palate, etc (p-ssive articulators)
articulator ar·tic·u·la·tor (är-tĭk’yə-lā’tər)
n.
a mechanical device representing the temporomandibular joints and the jaw bones, used in dentistry to obtain proper articulation of artificial teeth.
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