armature
pronunciation
How to pronounce armature in British English:
UK ['ɑ:mətʃə(r)]
How to pronounce armature in American English:
US ['ɑrmətʃə(r)]
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- Noun:
- coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field
Word Origin
- armature (n.)
- c. 1400, "an armed force," from Latin armatura "armor, equipment," from armatus, past participle of armare "to arm, furnish with weapons" from arma (see arm (n.2)). Meaning "armor" is mid-15c.; that of "protective covering of a plant or animal" is from 1660s. Electromagnetic sense is from 1835.
Example
- 1. The cotton was then wrapped over the armature .
- 2. Electrically balance the armature , and dynamically balance all rotating elements .
- 3. Consider the influence of the armature chute , silicon sheet lamination-stacking parameter , silicon sheet magnetic inductivity anisotropy , etc. at the same time .
- 4. In this lesson we will sculpt a comic book industry style statue from armature to fully roughed out sculpture .
- 5. The work has a guiding significance for the armature design , and provides theoretical foundations for avoiding velocity transition and erosion in fast moving armature .