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Word: Armature
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from French, from Latin armatura ‘armour’, from armare ‘to arm’ (see arm). The original sense was ‘armour’, hence ‘protective covering’ (armature (sense 3), early 18th century), later ‘keeper of a magnet’, source of armature (sense 1) (mid 19th century)
ˈɑːmətʃ(ʊ)ə
ˈɑːmətjʊə
the rotating coil or coils of a dynamo or electric motor.
Short Definition:rotating coil of dynamo
an open framework on which a sculpture is moulded with clay or similar material.
Short Definition:framework on which sculpture is moulded
the protective covering of an animal or plant.
Short Definition:covering of animal or plant
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