Articulated, a. See articulate.
Articulation, n.
- 1. Distinct utterance.
- 2. (Gram) Consonant.
- 3. Joint, hinge, juncture, connection, point of junction, mode of union.
Artifice, n.
- 1. Contrivance, invention, effort, art.
- 2. Cunning, deceit, deception, imposture, fraud, trickery, device, duplicity, guile, subtlety, finesse, stratagem,
shift, trick, subterfuge, wile, ruse, doubling, Machiavelism, diplomacy, machination, cheat, shuffle, double-
dealing, dodge (colloq.), hocus-pocus, crafty device, artful contrivance.
Artificier, n.
- 1. Maker, contriver, plotter, machinator.
- 2. Worker, workman, craftsman, mechanic, artisan.
- 3. Artist (not of the highest grade), superior artisan, skilful mechanic, skilled workman.
Artificial, a.
- 1. Factitious, made by art, not natural.
- 2. Fictitious, feigned, counterfeit, counterfeited, sham, spurious.
- 3. Assumed, affected, forced, strained.
Artificiality, n. Artificialness. See artificial.
Artillery, n.
- 1. Ordnance, cannon, enginery, great guns.
- 2. Gunnery, theory of ordnance, art of handling artillery.