articulator vs tongue

tongue vs articulator

articulator and tongue both are nouns.

articulator is not a verb while tongue is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
articulator	Yes	No	No	No
tongue	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tongue is a hyponym of articulator; that is, tongue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than articulator:

articulator: a movable speech organ
tongue: a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

Other hyponyms of articulator include jawbone, jowl, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone, submaxilla, clapper, glossa, lingua, lip.

articulator (noun)	tongue (noun)
a movable speech organ	the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
someone who pronounces words	metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
	a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
	a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
	a manner of speaking
	the tongue of certain animals used as meat
	a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
	any long thin projection that is transient

articulator (verb)	tongue (verb)
	lick or explore with the tongue
	articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments

Difference between articulator and tongue

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