(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') | the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible |
a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain | (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 |