Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

place of articulation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables
place of ar-tic-u-la-tion
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The point of contact, where an obstruction occurs in the vocal tract between an active (moving) articulator (typically some part of the tongue) and a passive (stationary) articulator (typically some part of the roof of the mouth).

Inflected Forms

places of articulation (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

manner of articulation

Synonyms

point of articulation POA

Questions

What does place of articulation mean?
The point of contact, where an obstruction occurs in the vocal tract between an active (moving) articulator (typically some part of the tongue) and a passive (stationary) articulator (typically some part of the roof of the mouth).

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