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1Armature — Ar ma*ture, n. [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. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
2armature — ► NOUN 1) the rotating coil of a dynamo or electric motor. 2) any moving part of an electrical machine in which a voltage is induced by a magnetic field. 3) a piece of iron acting as a keeper for a magnet. 4) Biology the protective covering of an …
3Dynamo — For other uses, see Dynamo (disambiguation). Dynamo Electric Machine (end view, partly section, U.S. Patent 284,110) A dynamo (from the Greek word dynamis; meaning power), originally another name for an …
4Armature (electrical engineering) — In electrical engineering, an armature is one of the two principal electrical components of an electromechanical machine a motor or generator. The other is the field winding, field magnet. The role of the field component is simply to create a… …
5armature reaction — noun : a magnetomotive force set up by the current induced in the armature of a dynamo that results in altering as to both magnitude and direction the flux due to the field magnet * * * Elect. a change in the magnetic field of a dynamo caused by… …
6armature reaction — Elect. a change in the magnetic field of a dynamo caused by the magnetic field induced by the current flowing through the armature. * * * …
7armature — noun a) The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire around a metal core. b) The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer …
8armature — [ α:mətʃə, tj(ʊ)ə] noun 1》 the rotating coil or coils of a dynamo or electric motor. ↘any moving part of an electrical machine in which a voltage is induced by a magnetic field. ↘a piece of iron acting as a keeper for a magnet. 2》 a… …
9armature — n. armament; Botany, Zoology, defensive outgrowth; Electricity, piece of iron placed on poles of permanent magnet; piece of iron whose movement, due to magnetic attraction, actuates apparatus or machinery; rotating part of dynamo or electric… …
10armature — Armor; the revolving part of a dynamo or motor …
