# articulated

Pronunciation: US say "ar-TIK-yuh-layt-id" /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt.ɪd/; UK say "ar-TIK-yuu-layt-id" /ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪk.jʊ.leɪt.ɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of articulate. — simple past and past participle of articulate
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of articulate. Used for something expressed clearly in the past, or after words like 'have' and 'was'.
   - _The committee articulated a clear set of goals for the year._
   - _Their fears were finally articulated at the town meeting._

## Adjective

2. Built with one or more pivoted joints that allow an otherwise rigid structure to bend.
   - Simple: Built with one or more joints that let a stiff object bend where it otherwise could not.
   - _The robot's articulated limbs let it reach into tight spaces._
   - _Engineers designed an articulated boom that folds neatly for transport._
3. Of a vehicle: made of connected sections, each with its own wheels and frame, joined so the vehicle can bend at the link.
   - Simple: Made up of separate sections joined together, each with its own wheels, so the vehicle can bend in the middle.
   - _The city added articulated buses to handle crowds on its busiest routes._
   - _Drivers need extra training to handle an articulated truck on tight streets._
5. Of a noun or phrase: marked or limited by an article such as the, a, or an.
   - Simple: Marked by a small word like 'the' or 'a' placed in front of it.
   - _The grammar text contrasts articulated nouns with those left bare._
   - _An articulated subject like 'the teacher' names a definite person._

## Noun

4. A vehicle built from joined sections that bend at the link, such as a locomotive of that type.
   - Simple: A vehicle, such as a train engine, built from joined sections that can bend at the link.
   - _The preserved articulated still draws crowds whenever it runs on the heritage line._
   - _Two articulateds worked in tandem to move the loaded freight cars._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/articulated (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).