noun, feminine/aʁ.ti.ky.la.sjɔ̃/plural: articulations
joint (joint with freedom to rotate); articulation (quality, clarity or sharpness of speech); articulation (emission of a sound); articulation (manner in which a note or a group of notes is played)
“mode d'articulation” — manner of articulation
Learned borrowing from Latin articulātiō. By surface analysis, articuler + -ation.