armature

Meaning

Noun

1. A detachment of soldiers; soldiers collectively.
2. Armor, such as a suit of armor, weapons and other military equipment.
3. The art of using arms and armour in combat; skill at arms; a mode or manner of armed combat.
4. The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire (the winding) around a metal core.
5. The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer.
6. A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet, to preserve its strength by forming a circuit.
7. A supporting framework in a sculpture.
8. A kinematic chain (a system of bones or rigid bodies connected by joints) that is used to pose and deform models, often character models.
9. 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.
10. Any apparatus for defence.
11. The frame of a pair of glasses.

Verb

To provide with an armature (any sense).

Synonyms

armour

armor

fittings

arms

breastplate

coat of mail

corselet

cuirass

equipment

harness

munition

rotor

sheathing

sheeting

shield

🛡️

weaponry

mooring anchor

protective covering

steel reinforcement

ground tackle

reinforcing material

anchor

⚓

armature iron

anchorage

arm

Translations

Anker

⚓

armadura

οπλισμός

armature

Läufer

Armatur

armatura

àncora

armatuur

corridore

🏃

armadura

αρματωσιά

induit

anker

⚓

πανοπλία

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑː.mə.tjʊə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French armature, from Latin armātūra (“armour”). Doublet of armor and armure.