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DictionaryarmatureElectrical component
noun

armature

The current-carrying component of an electric motor or generator.

The technician examines the motor's armature for damaged electrical windings.

Etymology
armatureLatinequipment or armor

Latin armatura meant equipment or armor. The word passed into technical use for an apparatus’s fitting or structure, including the electrical component in which current interacts with a magnetic field.

More examples

  • Current flows through the armature.
  • The generator's armature needed repair.
  • The workshop stores replacement armatures for several motors.

Forms

armature · armatures

Similar words

rotor
The rotating component, which is not always the armature.
winding
A coil of wire that may form part of an armature.