place of articulation

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place of articulation

noun places of articulation

of a consonant 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).
Similar: point of articulation, POA

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noun point of contact

Español	lugar de articulación
Français	lieu d'articulation, point d'articulation
Deutsch	Artikulationsort, Artikulationsstelle
Ελληνικά	τόπος άρθρωσης tópos árthrosis
Română	loc de articulare
Русский	место образования согласных mesto obrazovanija soglasnyx
Tiếng Việt	vị trí cấu âm
العربية	مَخْرَج maḵraj

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@misc{place_of_articulation_2026,
  title = {place of articulation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/place%20of%20articulation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}