armatures
noun
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The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire around a metal core.
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The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer.
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A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet
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A supporting framework in a sculpture.
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A kinematic chain (a system of bones or rigid bodies connected by joints) that is used to pose and deform models, often character models.
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A protective organ, structure, or covering of an animal or plant, for defense or offense, like claws, teeth, thorns, or the shell of a turtle.
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Armor, or a suit of armor.
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Any apparatus for defence.
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The frame of a pair of glasses.
verb
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To provide with an armature (any sense).