articulator – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
articulator
n.
something which expresses; organ related to pronunciation; device for making dentures
Articulator
An
articulator is a mechanical device used in
dentistry to which casts of the maxillary (upper) and mandibular (lower) teeth are fixed, reproducing recorded positions of the
mandible in relation to the
maxilla. An articulator assists in the fabrication of removable prosthodontic appliances (dentures), fixed prosthodontic restorations (crowns, bridges, inlays and onlays) and orthodontic appliances.
articulator
Noun
1. someone who pronounces words
(hypernym) communicator
(hyponym) speaker, talker, utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser
(derivation) pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
2. a movable speech organ
(hypernym) speech organ, vocal organ
(hyponym) lower jaw, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla, lower jawbone, jawbone, jowl
Articulator
(n.)
One who, or that which, articulates; as: (a) One who enunciates distinctly. (b) One who prepares and mounts skeletons. (c) An instrument to cure stammering.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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ARTICULATOR
ARTICOLATORE. PERSONA ATTA AD ARTICOLARE. ORGANO DELL'ARTICOLAZIONE DEI SUONI. CHI ESPRIME\PRONUNCIA
