Associations to the word «Armature»

ARMATURE, noun. The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire around a metal core.

ARMATURE, noun. The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer.

ARMATURE, noun. A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet

ARMATURE, noun. (sculpture) A supporting framework in a sculpture.

ARMATURE, noun. 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.

ARMATURE, noun. Armor, or a suit of armor.

ARMATURE, noun. The frame of a pair of glasses.

ARMATURE, noun. Coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field.