# armature

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɑː.mə.tjʊə/ · frequency rank #50,362

## Definitions
1. A detachment of soldiers; soldiers collectively.
2. Armor, such as a suit of armor, weapons and other military equipment.
3. The art of using arms and armour in combat; skill at arms; a mode or manner of armed combat.
4. The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire (the winding) around a metal core.
5. The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer.
6. A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet, to preserve its strength by forming a circuit.
7. A supporting framework in a sculpture.
8. A kinematic chain (a system of bones or rigid bodies connected by joints) that is used to pose and deform models, often character models.
9. 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.
10. Any apparatus for defence.
11. The frame of a pair of glasses.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French armature, from Latin armātūra (“armour”). Doublet of armor and armure.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/armature