a joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.-the connection of the parts of a plant by joints, as in pods.-one of the nodes or joints, as in cane and maize.-one of the parts intercepted between the joints; also, a subdivision into parts at regular or irregular intervals as a result of serial intermission in growth, as in the cane, grasses, etc.-the act of putting together with a joint or joints; any meeting of parts in a joint.-the state of being jointed; connection of parts.-the utterance of the elementary sounds of a language by the appropriate movements of the organs, as in pronunciation; as, a distinct articulation.-a sound made by the vocal organs; an articulate utterance or an elementary sound, esp. a consonant.