tongue vs articulator

articulator vs tongue

tongue and articulator both are nouns.

tongue is a verb but articulator is not a verb.

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

As nouns, articulator is a hypernym of tongue; that is, articulator is a word with a broader meaning than tongue:

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

Other hypernyms of tongue include organ.

tongue (noun)	articulator (noun)
the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot	a movable speech organ
metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side	someone who pronounces words
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

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

Difference between tongue and articulator

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