The point of contact, where an obstruction occurs in the vocal tract between an active (moving) articulator and a passive (stationary) articulator.
1Joe: The God of Rock is about to step all over your puny points of articulation.
2It is not pose-able, it comes with no accessories and it has "zero points of articulation."
3According to the marketing spiel, the Dread Pirate Roberts Action Figure has 8 points of articulation in exciting "en garde" pose.
4Modeled after the main character in Ashley Wood's post-apocalyptic Web comic World War Robot, the 14-inch bot boasts 43 points of articulation.