articulated

adjective

ar·​tic·​u·​lat·​ed är-ˈti-kyə-ˌlā-təd 

1

of a vehicle : having a hinge or pivot connection especially to allow negotiation of sharp turns

an articulated lorry/bus

2

a

: having sections connected by joints that allow each section to bend or turn independently in different directions

a camera mounted on an articulated arm

b

: connected by a joint or joints

dolls with articulated limbs [=arms and legs that can be moved because they are connected by joints]

3

of skeletal remains : attached at joints so that the relative position of the bones which existed in life is preserved

But Dirks rejects that suggestion, pointing out that the bones were partly articulated with each other, implying that they were buried soon after death.

—Michael Balter

Examples of articulated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The roughly 10,000-square-foot exhibit will feature about 140 artifacts and specimens, including a life-size replica of an orca family and an articulated skeleton of an adult female orca. —City News Service, Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026

Meanwhile, its articulated hand offers four degrees of freedom, allowing for delicate manipulation, the researchers explained, detailing the design and its capabilities in a paper published in the Journal of Deep Space Exploration. —Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026

That steady year-over-year climb suggests the frustration Watt articulated is only intensifying. —Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026

Ortiz, through both his vocals and puppetry, makes Rocky no less emotionally receptive, albeit articulated in different ways. —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of articulate entry 2

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for articulated

• abbreviated
• accelerated
• accentuated
• accommodated
• acculturated
• accumulated
• acidulated
• adjudicated
• administrated
• adulterated
• affiliated
• agglomerated