Artikulerade

Artikulerade is a Swedish adjective formed from the verb artikulera, meaning to articulate. It is used as a past participle and can describe things that are joined by joints, or expressions produced with clear articulation. The term covers several related senses, spanning linguistics, anatomy, and engineering, where articulation is understood as a system of connected parts or deliberate enunciation.

In language science, artikulerade ljud refers to speech sounds produced with defined movements of the speech organs. Articulation, the process behind artikulation, involves the tongue, lips, soft palate, and other structures shaping the vocal tract to create sounds. Artikulerad enunciation is often evaluated for clarity and precision of pronunciation, particularly in phonetics, language teaching, and speech-language pathology.

In anatomy, articulation denotes a joint between bones, enabling movement. Artikulerade leder are joints capable of motion, such as hinge, ball-and-socket, or pivot joints. The study of articulation in this sense focuses on how bones meet, the types of movement allowed, and the surrounding structures like cartilage, ligaments, and synovial fluid.

In engineering and transportation, articulation describes a hinge-like connection between connected sections of a structure. Articulerade fordon, such as articulated buses or trucks, use a joint between sections to improve maneuverability. Articulations are also fundamental in robotics and mechanical systems, where multi-segment arms or bodies rely on articulated joints to achieve flexibility and range of motion.

Etymologically, the term derives from Latin articulus, meaning a joint or small joint, and has entered Swedish through the verb artikulera.