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| ar·ma·ture [ rməchər, rməchr ] (plural ar·ma·tures) |
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1. keeper for magnet: a bar of soft iron or steel placed across the poles of a magnet to maintain its strength
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2. electrical engineering moving part in electromagnetic device: the moving part in an electromagnetic device, wound with coils that carry a current. In a generator, an electric current is induced in the coils when they revolve through a magnetic field.
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3. biology protective part: a protective outer covering or structure, e.g. quills on a porcupine or spines on a plant
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4. sculpture framework for model: a framework that supports a sculpture while it is being modeled
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| [15th century. Via French < Latin armatura< armat-, past participle of armare (see arm2)] |
