armature
French, noun
armature is spelled A-R-M-A-T-U-R-E (8 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written French, the 27,734th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Armature is a French feminine noun meaning “framework (supportive structure)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, armaturé is a different word: “reinforced”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ensemble des pièces de bois ou de métal qui servent à maintenir les parties d’un ouvrage, en construction ou…”.
What does armature mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineframework (supportive structure)
adjective
- 1
reinforced
- 2
underwired (of clothing etc.)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ensemble des pièces de bois ou de métal qui servent à maintenir les parties d’un ouvrage, en construction ou achevé : 2. Ces mêmes pièces qui servent à garnir un appareil et à en assurer le fonctionnement. 3. Mécanisme en cuivre servant à fermer l'orifice d'une cuvette de garde-robe à l'anglaise, qui est composé d'un piston et de sa bonde, d'une traverse à trois branches et son coulisseau, d'une poignée et sa rosette. 4. Ce qui structure une chose.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of armature
- armatures plural
- armaturée feminine
- armaturés masculine plural
- armaturées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to armature
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is armature in French?
armature appears 1.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).