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armatures

/ˈɑːrmətʃʊrz/ /ˈɑːrmətʃərz/

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noun

The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire around a metal core.

Examples :

"The small electric motor used in the toy car had two armatures that spun rapidly to turn the wheels. "

electronics machine technology electric part device utility

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The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer.

Examples :

"The small buzzers used in the quiz game relied on rapidly vibrating armatures to make their sound. "

electronics device machine technical sound energy part

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noun

A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet

Examples :

"To make the electromagnet stronger, the student placed iron armatures across the magnet's ends. "

material physics machine element

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A supporting framework in a sculpture.

Examples :

"The clay sculpture would have collapsed without the strong wire armatures inside to support it. "

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A kinematic chain (a system of bones or rigid bodies connected by joints) that is used to pose and deform models, often character models.

Examples :

"The animators carefully adjusted the armatures of the digital characters to create realistic walking and facial expressions. "

body technology computing character art machine structure

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noun

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.

Examples :

"The rose bush developed sharp armatures along its stem, protecting it from hungry deer. "

animal plant organism biology anatomy structure organ

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Armor, or a suit of armor.

Examples :

"The museum displayed several suits of armatures from the medieval period. "

military weapon wear

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Any apparatus for defence.

Examples :

"The heavily armed police vehicles served as mobile armatures during the protest. "

military weapon

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The frame of a pair of glasses.

Examples :

"My son sat on his glasses, bending the armatures so badly they won't stay on his face. "

appearance wear device part

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verb

To provide with an armature (any sense).

Examples :

"The technician armatures the electric motor with a new set of copper windings to improve its efficiency. "

part technical machine