English-Thai Dictionary
armature
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ARMATURE
n.[L. armatura.] 1. Armor; that which defends the body. It comprehends whatever is worn for defense of the body, and has been sometimes used for offensive weapons. Armature, like arms and armor, is used also of the furniture of animals and vegetables, evidently intended for their protection; as prickles, spines and horns.
2. In ancient military art, an exercise performed with missive weapons, as darts, spears and arrows.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ARMATURE
Ar "ma *ture, n. Etym: [L. armatura, fr. armare to arm: cf. F.armature. See Arm, v. t., Armor. ]
1. Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and plants.
2. (Magnetism )
Defn: 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.
3. (Arch. )
Defn: Iron bars or framing employed for the consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc. Oxf. Gloss.
New American Oxford Dictionary
armature
ar ma ture |ˈärməCHər, -ˌCHo͝or ˈɑrməˌtʃʊ (ə )r | ▶noun 1 the rotating coil or coils of a dynamo or electric motor. • any moving part of an electrical machine in which a voltage is induced by a magnetic field. • a piece of iron or other object acting as a keeper for a magnet. 2 a metal framework on which a sculpture is molded with clay or similar material. • a framework or formal structure, esp. of a literary work: Shakespeare's plots have served as the armature for many novels. 3 Biology the protective covering of an animal or plant. • archaic armor. ORIGIN late Middle English: from French, from Latin armatura ‘armor, ’ from armare ‘to arm ’ (see arm 2 ). The original sense was ‘armor, ’ hence ‘protective covering ’ (sense 3, early 18th cent. ), later ‘keeper of a magnet, ’ source of sense 1 (mid 19th cent. ).
Oxford Dictionary
armature
armature |ˈɑːmətʃə, -tj (ʊ )ə | ▶noun 1 the rotating coil or coils of a dynamo or electric motor. • any moving part of an electrical machine in which a voltage is induced by a magnetic field. • a piece of iron or other object acting as a keeper for a magnet. 2 an open framework on which a sculpture is moulded with clay or similar material. • a framework or formal structure, especially of a literary work: Shakespeare's plots have served as the armature for many novels. 3 Biology the protective covering of an animal or plant. • [ mass noun ] archaic armour. ORIGIN late Middle English: from French, from Latin armatura ‘armour ’, from armare ‘to arm ’ (see arm 2 ). The original sense was ‘armour ’, hence ‘protective covering ’ ( sense 3, early 18th cent. ), later ‘keeper of a magnet ’, source of sense 1 (mid 19th cent. ).
Duden Dictionary
Armaturenbrett
Ar ma tu ren brett Substantiv, Neutrum Technik , das |Armat u renbrett |Tafel, Fläche, auf der die Armaturen b befestigt sind
French Dictionary
armature
armature n. f. nom féminin 1 Charpente de métal ou de bois qui soutient les parties d ’une construction. 2 figuré Ce qui soutient, maintient en place.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
armature
ar ma ture /ɑ́ː r mətʃʊ̀ə r |-tʃə /名詞 C 1 〘電 〙電機子 〘発電機の回転子 〙; (電磁石の )接極子 .2 〘生物 〙(動 植物の )防護器官 〘歯 とげなど 〙.3 〘彫刻 〙(粘土を支える )骨組み .4 ⦅古 ⦆よろいかぶと .