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plural armatures
The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire (the winding) around a metal core. examples
The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer. examples
A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet, to preserve its strength by forming a circuit. examples
(sculpture) A supporting framework in a sculpture. examples
(computer graphics) 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
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
Armor, or a suit of armor. examples
Any apparatus for defence. examples
The frame of a pair of glasses. quotations examples
It can take pictures or video from a front-facing camera, controlled by a voice command or a swipe on the right-hand armature, and is designed to display at-a-glance information on its screen which is visible only to the user.
2014 June 24, “Google Glass go on sale in the UK for £1,000”, in The Guardian
third-person singular simple present armatures, present participle armaturing, simple past and past participle armatured
To provide with an armature (any sense). quotations examples
T. S. Eliot had his legion of followers: the immaculate minor poet armaturing in exquisite technique a mildewed softness, and living a reminiscent universe which never existed.
1940, Waldo David Frank, Chart for Rough Water: Our Role in a New World, page 147
"Armaturing to the larger size was just another challenge we had to face," comments Bruce.
1985, Frederick S Clarke, Cinefantastique - Volume 15, page 48
This essentially implies that a wide overhang and waterproof foundations are needed, and the material itself is treated by compaction, alloying or armaturing.
1996, Mrinalini Devi Sharma, Energy Conscious Earth Architecture for Sustainable Development
Alonzo knew instantly how to armature his horse figures, by using some self-fashioned wires, to capture the real-life motion of his stallions. Armaturing is a skill that takes some artists years to master.
2011, Darold A. Treffert, Daniel Tammet, Islands of Genius
Good telling of happenings—fact or fiction—has talents in the tale. Beginning and end must strive to armature these.
2012, Phil Wallace Payne, The Strivers