fibrous joint vs articulation

articulation vs fibrous joint

fibrous joint and articulation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fibrous joint	Yes	No	No	No
articulation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, articulation is a hypernym of fibrous joint; that is, articulation is a word with a broader meaning than fibrous joint:

fibrous joint: an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)
articulation: (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

Other hypernyms of fibrous joint include articulatio, joint.

fibrous joint (noun)	articulation (noun)
an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)	the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible
	(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
	the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
	expressing in coherent verbal form
	the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

Difference between fibrous joint and articulation

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.