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armature
[ ahr-muh-cher ]
noun
- Biology. the protective covering of an animal or plant, or any part serving for defense or offense.
- Electricity.
- the part of an electric machine that includes the main current-carrying winding and in which the electromotive force is induced.
- the pivoted part of an electric device, as a buzzer or relay, that is activated by a magnetic field.
- the iron or steel applied across the poles of a permanent magnet to close it, or across the poles of an electromagnet to transmit a mechanical force.
- Sculpture. a skeletal framework built as a support on which a clay, wax, or plaster figure is constructed.
armature
/ 藞蓱藧尘蓹迟箩蕣蓹 /
noun
- a revolving structure in an electric motor or generator, wound with the coils that carry the current
- any part of an electric machine or device that moves under the influence of a magnetic field or within which an electromotive force is induced
- Also calledkeeper a soft iron or steel bar placed across the poles of a permanent magnet to close the magnetic circuit
- such a bar placed across the poles of an electromagnet to transmit mechanical force
- sculpture a framework to support the clay or other material used in modelling
- the protective outer covering of an animal or plant
- archaic.armour
armature
- The part of an electric motor or generator that consists of wire wound around an iron core and carries an electric current. In motors and generators using direct current, the armature rotates within a magnetic field; in motors and generators using alternating current a magnetic field is rotated about the armature.
- A piece of soft iron connecting the poles of a magnet.
- The part of an electromagnetic device, such as a relay or loudspeaker, that moves or vibrates.
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of armature1
Example Sentences
At the museum, two of her ceramic stumps, or armatures, sit several feet high, both a fleshy pink with streaks of white and red.
The trademark retro armature of the original Lozano's still stands, though painted a brighter Kelly green.
The red, pink and orange canvas with a wooden frame that looks as if it鈥檚 been clawed as much as carved, highlights an insectoid figure banging around inside a geometric armature.
Wigs, heels and makeup go a long way toward revealing femininity to be a kind of armature deployed as intentionally on the streets as it is on a stage.
This doesn鈥檛 really matter much, because above all, a mystery is an armature on which to hang a bunch of distinct, disparate characters, without the necessity of character development.
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