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armatures

/ˈɑːrmətʃʊrz/ /ˈɑːrmətʃərz/

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noun

Induit

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. "

Le petit moteur électrique utilisé dans la voiture jouet avait deux induits qui tournaient rapidement pour faire tourner les roues.

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noun

Induits

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. "

Les petits buzzers utilisés dans le jeu de questions reposaient sur des induits vibrant rapidement pour produire leur son.

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noun

Induit, armature

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. "

Pour rendre l'électro-aimant plus puissant, l'étudiant a placé des armatures en fer aux extrémités de l'aimant.

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noun

Armature, squelette

A supporting framework in a sculpture.

Examples :

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

La sculpture en argile se serait effondrée sans les fortes armatures en fil de fer à l'intérieur pour la soutenir.

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noun

Armatures, squelettes

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. "

Les animateurs ont soigneusement ajusté les armatures des personnages numériques pour créer des mouvements de marche et des expressions faciales réalistes.

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noun

Armure, protection

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. "

Le rosier a développé des armures pointues le long de sa tige, le protégeant des cerfs affamés.

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noun

Armure

Armor, or a suit of armor.

Examples :

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

Le musée exposait plusieurs armures de l'époque médiévale.

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noun

Armures, blindages

Any apparatus for defence.

Examples :

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

Les véhicules de police lourdement armés ont servi d'armures mobiles pendant la manifestation.

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noun

Monture

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. "

Mon fils s'est assis sur ses lunettes, pliant la monture si fort qu'elles ne tiennent plus sur son visage.

appearance wear device part

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verb

Armer

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. "

Le technicien arme le moteur électrique d'un nouvel ensemble d'enroulements en cuivre pour améliorer son efficacité.

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