Look up: armature

1. armature
   [n] - coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field
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2. Armature
   The framework used to support a piece when sculpting.
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3. armature
   the 'skeleton' of a model such as in clay or plasticine animation that is under the 'skin' and can articulate, usually by means of ball and socket joints
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4. Armature
   A multicoil rotating assembly, used in commercial motors instead of the single rotating coil of the model motor built in class. A segmented commutator is used to connect each of the armature windings to the power supply in turn, thus providing smoother rotation of the motor
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5. armature
   In modelling and sculpture, the skeleton-like metal framework used to give internal support to the clay, wax, or other material, and prevent it from sagging or collapsing. Armature wire is...
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6. Armature
   The rotating part of a motor, constructed of a series of current carrying coils .
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7. armature
   that portion of a commutator or synchronous machine in which a voltage is generated and which carries the load current Category: Electrical engineering and energy • a rotor which carries a winding connected to a commutator Category: Electrical engineering and energy
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8. Armature
   the term is generally used to describe the skeleton of a building, but properly used refers to hidden structural ironwork used as reinforcement for thin columns, supports for canopies etc. Most often used to describe the frames inside sculpture.
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9. Armature
   Ar'ma·ture noun [ Latin armatura , from armare to arm: confer French armature . See Arm , transitive verb , Armor .] 1. Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the pro...
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10. Armature
    Ar'ma·ture noun (Electricity) That part of a dynamo or electric generator or of an electric motor in which a current is induced by a relatively moving magnetic field. The armature usually consists of a series of coils or groups of insulated conductors surrounding a core of iron.
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11. armature
    1. Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, especially. The protective outfit of some animals and plants. ... 2. <physics> A piece of soft iron used to connect the two poles of a magnet, or electromagnet, in order to complete the circuit, or to receive and ap...
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12. armature
    noun coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field
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13. Armature
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) Iron bars or framing ...
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14. armature
    (from the article `electric motor`) Suppose a direct-current supply is connected to the armature terminals such that a current enters at the positive terminal. This current interacts ...
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15. armature
    in sculpture, a skeleton or framework used by an artist to support a figure being modeled in soft plastic material. An armature can be made from any ... [1 related articles]
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16. Armature
    In architecture an armature is the iron bars or framing employed for the consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc.
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17. Armature
    rotating member of a brushed DC motor.
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18. armature
    the portion of a machine which carries the armature winding
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19. armature
    that portion of a commutator or synchronous machine in which a voltage is generated and which carries the load current
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20. armature
    a rotor which carries a winding connected to a commutator NOTE - The French term 'induit' has a broader sense than the English (UK) 'armature'.
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21. Armature
    The rotating part of a brush type direct current (DC) motor. In an induction motor, the rotating part is called a rotor.
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22. armature
    armature, in art: see sculpture.
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23. Armature
    Armature is a term applied to the piece of soft iron which is placed across the poles of permanent or electro-magnets for the purpose of receiving and concentrating the attractive force. In the case of permanent magnets it is also important for preserving their magnetism when not in use, and hence i...
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24. armature
    In a motor or generator, the wire-wound coil that carries the current and rotates in a magnetic field. (In alternating-current machines, the armature is sometimes stationary.) The pole piece of a permanent magnet or electromagnet and the moving, iron part of a solenoid, especially if the latter acts as a switch, may also be referred to as a...
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25. armature
    (sculpture) In modelling and sculpture, the skeleton-like metal framework used to give internal support to the clay, wax, or other material, and prevent it from sagging or collapsing. Armature wire is produced in varying thickness, but simple structures can be made from chicken wire and pa...
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