Armature Meaning
/ˈɑː.mə.tjʊə/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA detachment of soldiers; soldiers collectively.
nounArmor, such as a suit of armor, weapons and other military equipment.
Sentence Examples
The sculpture's metal armature was visible.
The artist built a complex armature for support.
The sculptor constructed a metal armature to support the heavy clay.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The sculptor used a wire ____ to support the clay sculpture.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The electric motor's ____ rotates quickly inside the magnetic field.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French armature, from Latin armātūra (“armour”). Doublet of armor and armure.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It can take pictures or video from a front-facing camera, controlled by a voice command or a swipe on the right-hand armature, and is designed to display at-a-glance information on its screen which is visible only to the user."
— 2014 June 24, “Google Glass go on sale in the UK for £1,000”, in The Guardian:
"T. S. Eliot had his legion of followers: the immaculate minor poet armaturing in exquisite technique a mildewed softness, and living a reminiscent universe which never existed."
— 1940, Waldo David Frank, Chart for Rough Water: Our Role in a New World, page 147:
""Armaturing to the larger size was just another challenge we had to face," comments Bruce."
— 1986 January, Janeen A. Olsen, “Will Vinton Productions provided character animation for Walt Disney's RETURN TO OZ that was groundbreaking”, in Cinefantastique, volume 15, number 5, Oak Park, IL: Frederick S. Clarke, →ISSN, page 48, column 3:
"This essentially implies that a wide overhang and waterproof foundations are needed, and the material itself is treated by compaction, alloying or armaturing."
— 1996, Mrinalini Devi Sharma, Energy Conscious Earth Architecture for Sustainable Development:
"Alonzo knew instantly how to armature his horse figures, by using some self-fashioned wires, to capture the real-life motion of his stallions. Armaturing is a skill that takes some artists years to master."
— 2011, Darold A. Treffert, Daniel Tammet, Islands of Genius:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The sculptor used a wire ____ to support the clay sculpture.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The electric motor's ____ rotates quickly inside the magnetic field.