Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of articulate
- not comparableConstructed with one or more pivoted joints which allow bending of an otherwise rigid structure.
- not comparableOf a vehicle, composed of component parts each with its own wheels and chassis, e.g. an articulated lorry, articulated bus, or certain kinds of streetcars and trains.
The trains are a fixed formation of four articulated vehicles, and are fitted with large vestibules, wide aisles, open gangways and air-conditioning.
2019 October 23, “Testing begins as Merseyrail moves closer to new '777s'”, in Rail, page 29 - not comparablegrammarQualified by an article
plural articulateds
- An articulated vehicle, such as a locomotive.
The leading engine was one of the Class Y6 2-8-8-2 compound articulateds, [...] The stack noise of one of these great brutes slogging up a grade was quite unforgettable.
1961 July, J. Geoffrey Todd, “Impressions of railroading in the United States: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 419Synonyms: artic
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn articulated vehicle, such as a locomotive.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveconsisting of segments held together by joints
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian съчленен, шарнирен
- съчленен (săčlenen)Having one or more pivoted joints
- шарнирен (šarniren)Having one or more pivoted joints
- съчленен (săčlenen)Describing a vehicle with such joints
Czech kloubový, kloubový
- kloubovýHaving one or more pivoted joints
- kloubovýDescribing a vehicle with such joints
Dutch geleed, geleed
- geleedHaving one or more pivoted joints
- geleedDescribing a vehicle with such joints
Finnish nivelletty, nivelletty
- nivellettyHaving one or more pivoted joints
- nivellettyDescribing a vehicle with such joints
- nivel-Describing a vehicle with such joints
- runko-ohjattuDescribing a vehicle with such joints
French articulé
- articuléHaving one or more pivoted joints
German Gelenk-, Gelenk-
- Gelenk-Having one or more pivoted joints
- Gelenk-Describing a vehicle with such joints
Irish altach
- altachDescribing a vehicle with such joints
Māori tautō
- tautōHaving one or more pivoted joints
Portuguese articulado, articulado
- articuladoHaving one or more pivoted joints
- articuladoDescribing a vehicle with such joints
Cite this entry
articulated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/articulated
“articulated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/articulated. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “articulated,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/articulated.
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