with others       0 [VN] a robot

with articulated limbs

» adj. /ai'tikjalat; NAmE air't-/ 1 (of a person A) good at expressing ideas or feelings clearly in words 2 (of speech i£) clearly expressed or pronounced P M W;      1=f fk Bfir W: All we could hear were loud

sobs, but no articulate words.

ft $£ W iffif o  HTJ-3 inarticulate ► ar ticu late ly

adv.

ar ticulated /ai'tikjuleitid; NAmE air't-/ adj. (BrE) (of a vehicle with two or more sections joined together in a way that makes it easier to turn corners W: an articulated lorry/truck f A —picture o

truck — see also tractor-trailer

articulation /ai.tikju'leijn; NAmE air.t-/ noun 1 [U] (formal) the expression of an idea or a feeling in words ( ) Aii: the articulation of his theory f&W

2 [U] (formaf) the act of making sounds in speech or music i£i§; P±^; The singer worked

hard on the clear articulation of every note,

B|f0 3 [U, C, usually sing.] (technical A iff) a joint or connection that allows movement ;

mmm;        '

articulator /ai'tikjuleita(r); NAmE air't-/ noun (tech­nical A iff) an organ in the mouth used for making speech sounds, such as the tongue, lips, or teeth A ef

articulatory /ai'tikjuleitari; ai.tikju'leitari; NAmE air'tikjulatoiri/ adj. [only before noun] (technical A iff) connected with the action of making speech sounds Ailf W: articulatory movements/organs

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ar ti fact (especially NAmE) = artefact

artifice /'aitifis; NAmE 'airt-/ noun [U, C] (formal) the clever use of tricks to cheat sb jUrf*; if H771 cun­ning

SYNONYMS |^ilO$#f

artificial

synthetic ♦ false ♦ man-made * fake ♦ imitation

These words all describe things that are not real, or

not naturally produced or grown.       fixW,

AMo

artificial made or produced to copy sth natural; not real j^AXW, AiiGA fixW: artificial flowers i&fe o artificial light AM ft

synthetic made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals j^AX^iSW: synthetic drugs o

shoes with synthetic soles

false not natural |j| ft- X.Wj. AXXW, MW: false teeth fix A o a false beard fix#] A

man-made made by people; not natural ft Ai&W.

# A MW: man-made fibres such as nylon ItLlZZ^

mxmm

fake made to look like sth else; not real jtfftjjlW, ff AW. MW: a fake-fur jacket — # AJS^ik W$S ihA

imitation [only before noun] made to look like sth else; not real $$!]W, AiaW, fixW: She would never wear imitation pearls.

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

■                  to be/look artificial/synthetic/false/man-made/fake

■                  artificial/synthetic/man-made fabrics/fibres/ materials/products

■                  artificial/sypthetic/fake/imitation fur/leather

■                  artificial/synthetic/false/fake/imitation diamonds/ pearls

a fake tan