Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɑː.mə.tjʊə/, /ˈɑː.mə.tjə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹ.mə.t͡ʃʊɚ/, /ˈɑɹ.mə.t͡ʃɚ/, /ˈɑɹ.mə.tjʊɚ/
Noun
armature (plural armatures)
- The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire (the winding) around a metal core.
- The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer.
- A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet, to preserve its strength by forming a circuit.
- Synonym: keeper
- (sculpture) A supporting framework in a sculpture.
- (computer graphics) A kinematic chain (a system of bones or rigid bodies connected by joints) that is used to pose and deform models, often character models.
- 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.
- Armor, or a suit of armor.
- Any apparatus for defence.
- The frame of a pair of glasses.
2014 June 24, “Google Glass go on sale in the UK for £1,000”, in The Guardian: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.
Translations
the rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo
- Arabic: درع, درع
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- Czech: kotva (cs) f
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- Finnish: ankkuri (fi)
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- German: Anker (de) m
- Hebrew: עֹגֶן (he) m (ógen)
- Japanese: アーマチュア
- Maori: pōkaihuri
- Portuguese: armadura (pt) f
- Russian: я́корь (ru) m (jákorʹ)
- Spanish: inducido (es) m
- Tagalog: paakma
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the moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer
a piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet
a protective organ, structure, or covering
Verb
armature (third-person singular simple present armatures, present participle armaturing, simple past and past participle armatured)
- To provide with an armature (any sense).
1940, Waldo David Frank, Chart for Rough Water: Our Role in a New World, page 147: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.
1985, Frederick S Clarke, Cinefantastique - Volume 15, page 48:"Armaturing to the larger size was just another challenge we had to face," comments Bruce.
1996, Mrinalini Devi Sharma, Energy Conscious Earth Architecture for Sustainable Development:This essentially implies that a wide overhang and waterproof foundations are needed, and the material itself is treated by compaction, alloying or armaturing.
2011, Darold A. Treffert, Daniel Tammet, Islands of Genius:Alonzo knew instantly how to armature his horse figures, by using some self-fashioned wires, to capture the real-life motion of his stallions. Armaturing is a skill that takes some artists years to master.
2012, Phil Wallace Payne, The Strivers, →ISBN:Good telling of happenings—fact or fiction—has talents in the tale. Beginning and end must strive to armature these.