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

One wonderfully-articulated, if fictional, response comes in the form of Aisling Rawles’ new debut The Compound. —Hannah Berman august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025

And there are so many things that were not articulated to her, to the public. —H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025

Fuentes gives young men a clearly articulated road map as to how being prolifically racist will improve the quality of their life. —Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025

The line between innovation and intrusion can be thin without clear intentionality and an articulated strategy. —Agur Jõgi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

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