place of articulation

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).

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point of articulationPOA
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Meanings

nounplace of articulation (plural places of articulation)

plural places of articulation

  1. human sciencesThe 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).

    Synonyms: point of articulation, POA

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe 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).

Similar
point of articulationPOA
Also see
point of articulation

Translations

Arabic مَخْرَج
  • مَخْرَج (maḵraj)point of contact
Dutch plaats van articulatie, articulatiepunt
  • plaats van articulatiepoint of contact
  • articulatiepuntpoint of contact
Finnish ääntöpaikka
  • ääntöpaikkapoint of contact
French lieu d'articulation, point d'articulation
  • lieu d'articulationpoint of contact
  • point d'articulationpoint of contact
German Artikulationsort, Artikulationsstelle
  • Artikulationsortpoint of contact
  • Artikulationsstellepoint of contact
Greek τόπος άρθρωσης
  • τόπος άρθρωσης (tópos árthrosis)point of contact
Hungarian hangképzés helye
  • hangképzés helyepoint of contact
Indonesian daerah artikulasi
  • daerah artikulasipoint of contact
Polish miejsce artykulacji
  • miejsce artykulacjipoint of contact
Romanian loc de articulare
  • loc de articularepoint of contact
Russian место образования согласных
  • место образования согласных (mesto obrazovanija soglasnyx)point of contact
Spanish lugar de articulación
  • lugar de articulaciónpoint of contact
Swedish artikulationsställe
  • artikulationsställepoint of contact
Vietnamese vị trí cấu âm
  • vị trí cấu âmpoint of contact
Cite this entry
APA

place of articulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/place%20of%20articulation

MLA

“place of articulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/place%20of%20articulation. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “place of articulation,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/place%20of%20articulation.

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