| 单词 | armature |
| 释义 | armature /ahr"meuh cheuhr/, n. 1. armor. 2. Biol. the protective covering of an animal or plant, or any part serving for defense or offense. 3. Elect. a. the part of an electric machine that includes the main current-carrying winding and in which the electromotive force is induced. b. the pivoted part of an electric device, as a buzzer or relay, that is activated by a magnetic field. c. the iron or steel applied across the poles of a permanent magnet to close it, or across the poles of an electromagnet to transmit a mechanical force. See illus. under electromagnet. 4. Sculpture. a skeletal framework built as a support on which a clay, wax, or plaster figure is constructed. [1535-45; ( < MF) < L armatura an outfit, armor, equiv. to armat(us) equipped (see ARM2, -ATE1) + -ura -URE] |
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