armaturenoun [ C ]
/ˈɑː.mə.tjʊər//ˈɑːr.mə.tʃɚ/armature noun [ C ] (FRAMEWORK)
a framework (= basic structure) that something such as a sculpture is built onto:
She makes her puppets out of papier-mache with a wooden armature.
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Frames & structures
- anatomy
- assembly
- bezel
- carcass
- clothes hanger
- clothes horse
- coat hanger
- construction
- easel
- frame
- gantry
- hanger
- honeycomb
- infrastructure
- photo frame
- shell
- skeleton
- stand
- structure
- substructure
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armature noun [ C ] (ELECTRICAL PART)
part of a dynamo (= a device changing movement into electricity) or electric motor
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Electrical components & circuitry
- accumulator
- anode
- baseband chip
- capacitor
- cathode ray
- chip
- circuit
- circuit board
- commutator
- electrode
- electromotive
- fuel cell
- fused
- grid
- integrated circuit
- led
- negative pole
- parallel
- photovoltaic cell
- transistor
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