armature

Meaning

Noun

1. The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire (the winding) around a metal core.
2. The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer.
3. A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet, to preserve its strength by forming a circuit.
4. A supporting framework in a sculpture.
5. A kinematic chain (a system of bones or rigid bodies connected by joints) that is used to pose and deform models, often character models.
6. 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.
7. Armor, or a suit of armor.
8. Any apparatus for defence.
9. 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

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armature iron

anchorage

arm

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑː.mə.tjʊə/

Etymology

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