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articulable

8.3

Having parts that bend at a joint, like a toy

adjective
/ɑrˈtɪkjʊləbəl/

Specialized

: articulado

The toy features articulable limbs, allowing for various action poses and movements.

Examples

To create the flexible model, we used articulable pieces that could be adjusted for different poses.
Articulable attachments, such as a gripper, can also be connected and controlled through the mount points.

Academic text (2011)
The engineer designed articulable joints for the robotic arm to enhance its range of motion.

Synonyms

versatile

vsarticulable

Specialized

1 6.7

A body part or structure that can move easily in many directions

means having joints that allow movement at particular points

articulated

vsarticulable

Specialized

6.2

Having parts with joints that let them move

means parts can be moved at a joint rather than just joined together

Antonyms

fixed

1.0

Attached firmly to something so it cannot move

How Movable

flexible

31 3.4

articulable

Specialized

8.3

hinged

2.9

rigid

35 4.0

Surface Forms

articulable positive

Morphology

articulable = articulate (transparent) = articul + able

The word is transparently formed from 'articulate' with the suffix '-able', meaning capable of being jointed.

Etymology

The word articulable comes from the Latin articulus meaning 'small joint', the same root as articulate. Picture a toy whose arms and legs move at joints; if it can move like that it is 'having jointed parts'.