Definition of armature
- n. - Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and
defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and
plants.
- 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 employed for the consolidation of a
building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc.
- n. - Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and
defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and
plants.
- 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 employed for the consolidation of a
building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc.