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ar·ma·ture  (ärm-chr, -chr)

n.

1. Electricity

a. The rotating part of a dynamo, consisting essentially of copper wire wound around an iron core.

b. The moving part of an electromagnetic device such as a relay, buzzer, or loudspeaker.

c. A piece of soft iron connecting the poles of a magnet.

2. Biology A protective covering, structure, or organ of an animal or a plant, such as teeth, claws, thorns, or the shell of a turtle.

3. A framework serving as a supporting core for the material that is used to make a sculpture.

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[Middle English, armor, from Old French, from Latin armtra, equipment, from armtus, past participle of armre, to arm; see arm².]

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armature [ˈɑːmətjʊə]

n

1. (Physics / General Physics) a revolving structure in an electric motor or generator, wound with the coils that carry the current

2. (Physics / General Physics) any part of an electric machine or device that moves under the influence of a magnetic field or within which an electromotive force is induced

3. (Physics / General Physics) Also called keeper a soft iron or steel bar placed across the poles of a permanent magnet to close the magnetic circuit

4. (Physics / General Physics) such a bar placed across the poles of an electromagnet to transmit mechanical force

5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) Sculpture a framework to support the clay or other material used in modelling

6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the protective outer covering of an animal or plant

7. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) Archaic armour

[from Latin armātūra armour, equipment, from armāre to furnish with equipment; see arm²]

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armature  (ärm-chr)

1. The part of an electric motor or generator that consists of wire wound around an iron core and carries an electric current. In motors and generators using direct current, the armature rotates within a magnetic field; in motors and generators using alternating current a magnetic field is rotated about the armature.

2. A piece of soft iron connecting the poles of a magnet.

3. The part of an electromagnetic device, such as a relay or loudspeaker, that moves or vibrates.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

armature - coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field coil - reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit electric motor - a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work electromagnet - a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet rotor, rotor coil - the rotating armature of a motor or generator

Translations

armature [ˈɑːmətjʊəʳ] N

1. (Bot, Elec, Zool) → armadura f; [of dynamo] → inducido m

2. (= supporting framework) → armazón f

armature

n (Elec) → Anker m

armature [ˈɑːmətjʊəʳ] n (Elec, Sculpture) → armatura