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Webster 1913 Edition


Armature

Ar′ma-ture

,
Noun.
[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)
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.)
Iron bars or framing employed for the consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc.
Oxf. Gloss.

Webster 1828 Edition


Armature

'ARMATURE

,
Noun.
[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.

Definition 2024


armaturé

armaturé

See also: armature

French

Adjective

armaturé m (feminine singular armaturée, masculine plural armaturés, feminine plural armaturées)

  1. reinforced
  2. underwired (of clothing etc.)