MEANING
1. The winding or assembly in an electrical machine through which current interacts with a magnetic field.
2. A framework supporting a model, sculpture, or other constructed form.
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- motor armature
- armature winding
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The armature winding overheated.
A damaged armature unbalanced the motor.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular armature; plural armatures. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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