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armature definition
ar·ma·ture (är′mə c̸hər)
noun
- any protective covering
- any part or structure of an organism useful for defense or offense, as claws, teeth, burs, or thorns
- a soft iron bar placed across the poles of a magnet to keep it from losing magnetic power
- the laminated iron core with wire wound around it in which electromotive force is produced by magnetic induction in a generator or motor: usually a revolving part, but in an alternating-current machine often stationary
- the moving or vibrating part in an electric relay or bell
- Sculpture a framework for supporting the clay or other plastic material in modeling
Etymology: L armatura, arms, equipment < armatus, pp. of armare; all senses from that of “armored, protected”: see arm,
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