Ma'anar ƙamus na "articulatory" yana da alaƙa da ko shiga cikin samar da sautin magana, musamman motsi da matsayi na lebe, harshe, hakora, da sauran sassan magana. Hanyoyin fasaha suna da mahimmanci don samar da harshen magana, kamar yadda sautunan magana ke ƙirƙira ta hanyar haɗin gwiwar ƙungiyoyin masu magana a cikin muryar murya. Hakanan ana iya amfani da kalmar “articulatory” gabaɗaya don komawa ga duk wani abu da ke da alaƙa da samarwa ko fayyace sautin magana, kamar sautin murya ko kuma maganin articulatory.