Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

articular

/ɑɹtˈɪkjəlˌɝ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: ar-tic-u-lar
IPA: /ɑɹtˈɪkjəlˌɝ/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, at, or relating to the joints of the body.

adj

Of or relating to the grammatical article.

Example Sentences

"an articular disease; an articular process"

Etymology

From Latin articularis. By surface analysis, article + -ar.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: articularis

Derived Forms

abarticular anguloarticular articularly biarticular cerebrofacioarticular circumarticular conarticular extraarticular interarticular intraarticular juxtaarticular monarticular

Phrases

articular bone articular cartilage articular facet juxta-articular

Synonyms

articulary

Rhymes With

curricular particular perpendicular vehicular extracurricular testicular ventricular follicular lenticular funicular reticular vesicular

Questions

How do you pronounce articular?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑɹtˈɪkjəlˌɝ/.
What does articular mean?: Of, at, or relating to the joints of the body.
Where does articular come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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