armature UK /ˈɑː.mə.tjʊə/US /ˈɑɹ.mə.t͡ʃʊɚ/noun 11verb 1forms 3 noun11 •The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire (the winding) around a metal core. •The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer. •A supporting framework in a sculpture. •A kinematic chain (a system of bones or rigid bodies connected by joints) that is used to pose and deform models, often character models. •Armor, such as a suit of armor, weapons and other military equipment. •A protective organ, structure, or covering of an animal or plant, for defense or offense, like claws, teeth, thorns, or the shell of a turtle. •Any apparatus for defence. •A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet, to preserve its strength by forming a circuit. •The art of using arms and armour in combat; skill at arms; a mode or manner of armed combat. •The frame of a pair of glasses. •A detachment of soldiers; soldiers collectively. verb1 •To provide with an armature (any sense).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 formsarmatured · armaturing · armatures