Meaning of armature in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈɑrməˌtʃʊr/

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1. Noun

   armature

   Etymology

   late Middle English: from French, from Latin armatura‘armor’, from armare‘to arm’ (see arm). The original sense was ‘armor’, hence ‘protective covering’ (armature (sense 3), early 18th century), later ‘keeper of a magnet’, source of armature (sense 1) (mid 19th century)

   Definitions

   1. coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field