different between articulation vs abarticulation

English

Etymology

From Middle English articulacioun, from Old French articulacion, from Medieval Latin articulatio. Equivalent to articulate +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???t?k.j??le?.??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???t?k.j??le?.??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

articulation (countable and uncountable, plural articulations)

1. (countable or uncountable) A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.

   The articulation allowed the robot to move around corners.

2. (countable) A manner or method by which elements of a system are connected.
3. (uncountable) The quality, clarity or sharpness of speech.

   His volume is reasonable, but his articulation could use work.

4. (linguistics) The manner in which a phoneme is pronounced.
5. (music, uncountable) The manner in which something is articulated (tongued, slurred or bowed).

   The articulation in this piece is tricky because it alternates between legato and staccato.

6. (accounting) The interrelation and congruence of the flow of data between financial statements of an entity, especially between the income statement and balance sheet.
   • 1991, Stephen P. Taylor, “From Moneyflows Accounts to Flow-of-Funds Accounts”, printed in John C. Dawson (editor), Flow-of-Funds Analysis: A Handbook for Practitioners, M.E. Sharpe (1996), ?ISBN, page 103:

     At the time the outstanding distinction that could be seen between Copeland-Fed on the one hand and Goldsmith-Friend on the other was that the flow-of-funds system explicitly included nonfinancial transactions in the statistical structure in direct articulation with financial flows and stocks.

   • 2005, David T. Collins, “Accounting and Financial Reporting Issues”, Chapter 6 of Robert L. Brown and Alan S. Gutterman (editors), Emerging Companies Guide: A Resource for Professionals and Entrepreneurs, American Bar Association, ?ISBN, page 169:

     Particular income statement accounts (revenues and expenses) are linked to particular balance sheet accounts (assets and liabilities); that is, there is articulation between the income statement and the balance sheet.

   • 2005, Roger L. Burritt, “Challenges for Environmental Management Accounting”, Chapter 2 of Pall M. Rikhardsson et al. (editors), Implementing Environmental Management Accounting: Status and Challenges, Springer, ?ISBN, page 28:

     The emphasis on articulated information about environmental liabilities in the management accounts is not stressed. Articulation between stock and flow information in physical environment terms receives less attention.

Derived terms

Related terms

• articulate
• articulatory

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin articul?ti?. Synchronically analysable as articuler +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?.ti.ky.la.sj??/

Noun

articulation f (plural articulations)

1. (anatomy) joint (joint with freedom to rotate)
2. articulation (quality, clarity or sharpness of speech)

Derived terms

• mode d'articulation
• point d'articulation

Further reading

• “articulation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

• From ab- +? articulation.
• Compare French abarticulation. See article

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /æb.???t?k.j??le?.??n/, /æb.??t?k.j??le?.??n/, /æb.???t?k.j??le?.??n/, /æb.??t?k.j??le?.??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

abarticulation (plural abarticulations)

1. (anatomy) An articulation, especially one that permits free motion in the joint; a hinge joint.
2. The act of dislocating a joint.
3. (anatomy) A term sometimes used for diarthrosis, and also for synarthrosis. Also called dearticulation.

Synonyms

• (an articulation, especially one that permits free motion): diarthrosis

Related terms

• disarticulation

Translations

References

• 1889 Century Dictionary, volume 1 page 5