armature

(är'mə-chʊr', -chər)
n.

1. Electricity.
   1. The rotating part of a dynamo, consisting essentially of copper wire wound around an iron core.
   2. The moving part of an electromagnetic device such as a relay, buzzer, or loudspeaker.
   3. 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.

[Middle English, armor, from Old French, from Latin armātūra, equipment, from armātus, past participle of armāre, to arm. See arm².]

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1. The heavy-current winding of a motor or generator.
2. The winding in a solenoid or relay.
3. Structural ironwork in the form of framing or bars (commonly employed in medieval buildings) used to reinforce slender columns, or to consolidate canopies or hanging members such as bosses, and in tracery.

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The rotating or moving component of a magnetic circuit.

For a list of words related to armature, see:

• Electricity and Magnetism - armature: coil of wire that produces current in generator and rotation in electric motor
• Electricity and Electronics - armature: wound rotor in generator that transforms electric current in coil into mechanical motion
• Sculpture Tools and Techniques - armature: framework used to support sculpture in modeling process

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See words rhyming with "armature."

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Common misspelling(s) of armature

• amature

Dansk (Danish)
n. - rotor, anker, spole

Nederlands (Dutch)
armatuur, anker van magneet, raamwerk voor beeld, pantser, bewapening, wapentooi

Français (French)
n. - (Zool) carapace, (gén, Élec, Phys) armature

Deutsch (German)
n. - Panzerung, Schutzmittel, (tech.) Beschlag, (electr.) Anker, (Skulptur) Knebel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αρματωσιά, οπλισμός, (τεχνολ.) επαγώγιμο, οπλισμός (ηλεκτρομαγνήτη)

Italiano (Italian)
armatura

Português (Portuguese)
n. - armadura (f), induzido (m) (Eletr.), garras (f pl) (Zool.)

Русский (Russian)
броня, арматура

Español (Spanish)
n. - armadura

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - armatur

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
盔甲, 甲胄, 防卫器官

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 盔甲, 甲胄, 防衛器官

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 갑옷, 틀, 발전자, 보강재

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 電機子, 接極子, 防護器官, 補強材

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) درع, وقا : غلاف واق لحيوان أو نبات, عضو الإنتاج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כל חלק מסתובב של מכשיר חשמלי שהזרם מושרה בו ע"י שדה מגנטי, עוגן (של מנוע חשמלי), שכבה המגנה על חיה או צמח, תבנית מתכת לפיסול בחומר רך‬

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