| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ar·ma·ture |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  är m -ch r , -chr |
| NOUN: | 1. Electricity a. The rotating part of a dynamo, consisting essentially of copper wire wound around an iron core. b. The moving part of an electromagnetic device such as a relay, buzzer, or loudspeaker. c. A piece of soft iron connecting the poles of a magnet. 2. Biology A protective covering, structure, or organ of an animal or a plant, such as teeth, claws, thorns, or the shell of a turtle. 3. A framework serving as a supporting core for clay sculpture. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, armor, from Old French, from Latin arm t ra, equipment, from armtus, past participle of armre, to arm. See arm2.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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