Artikulerer

Artikulerer is a form of the verb artikulere in Norwegian and Danish, used to describe making something clear and distinct through movement, sound, or connection. The term has multiple senses depending on context, including speech, anatomy, and mechanics.

In the linguistic and speech-sound sense, artikulere means to articulate: to form and enunciate speech sounds clearly and precisely, using movements of the lips, tongue, jaw, and palate. It is common in education, speech therapy, and phonetics to discuss how vowels and consonants are articulated, or how a speaker articulates words and sentences.

In anatomy and biomechanics, å artikulere describes the connection between two bones at a joint. When bones articulate, they join together and allow movement within the joint’s range. The noun form artikulering is used to refer to the articulation itself, the jointing process, or the degree and manner of movement at a joint.

In engineering and robotics, articulation refers to movable joints in structures and mechanisms, such as an articulated arm or an articulated vehicle. These systems are designed to bend or rotate at specific joints to achieve a range of motions.

In music, articulation is a related concept describing how notes are played or sung in terms of attack, duration, and release, influencing the expressive quality of a performance. While "artikulerer" can occasionally appear in descriptions of such musical articulation, the term is more commonly associated with speech and physical joints.

Etymology traces artikulere to Latin articulus, through French and other languages, reflecting the idea of joints or connected parts.