Armature

//ˈɑɹ.mə.t͡ʃʊɚ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A detachment of soldiers; soldiers collectively.
  2. 2
    coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field wordnet
  3. 3
    Armor, such as a suit of armor, weapons and other military equipment.
  4. 4
    The art of using arms and armour in combat; skill at arms; a mode or manner of armed combat.
  5. 5
    The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire (the winding) around a metal core.
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  1. 6
    The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer.
  2. 7
    A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet, to preserve its strength by forming a circuit.
  3. 8
    A supporting framework in a sculpture.
  4. 9
    A kinematic chain (a system of bones or rigid bodies connected by joints) that is used to pose and deform models, often character models.
  5. 10
    A protective organ, structure, or covering of an animal or plant, for defense or offense, like claws, teeth, thorns, or the shell of a turtle.
  6. 11
    Any apparatus for defence.
  7. 12
    The frame of a pair of glasses.

    "It can take pictures or video from a front-facing camera, controlled by a voice command or a swipe on the right-hand armature, and is designed to display at-a-glance information on its screen which is visible only to the user."

Verb
  1. 1
    To provide with an armature (any sense).

    "T. S. Eliot had his legion of followers: the immaculate minor poet armaturing in exquisite technique a mildewed softness, and living a reminiscent universe which never existed."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French armature, from Latin armātūra (“armour”). Doublet of armor and armure.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French armature, from Latin armātūra (“armour”). Doublet of armor and armure.

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