1. armature - Noun
2. armature - Verb
Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and plants.
A piece of soft iron used to connect the two poles of a magnet, or electro-magnet, in order to complete the circuit, or to receive and apply the magnetic force. In the ordinary horseshoe magnet, it serves to prevent the dissipation of the magnetic force.
Iron bars or framing employed for the consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc.
Source: Webster's dictionaryClichés are the armature of the Absolute. (Source: Alfred Jarry, Selected Works, edited by Roger Shattuck and Simon Watson Taylor. Cape, London, 1965). Alfred Jarry
I tried to use the questions and answers as an armature on which to build a sculpture of genuine conversation. Clifton Fadiman
Clichés are the armature of the Absolute. Alfred Jarry
Constructed of wood, felted wool, leather and lead armature, Santa Claus and Rudolph cost about $5,000 apiece to make in 1964. Source: Internet
Electronic overload protection relays measure motor current and can estimate motor winding temperature using a "thermal model" of the motor armature system that can be set to provide more accurate motor protection. Source: Internet
If the coil is designed to be energized with alternating current (AC), some method is used to split the flux into two out-of-phase components which add together, increasing the minimum pull on the armature during the AC cycle. Source: Internet