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    ARMATURE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic fieldplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("armature" is a kind of...):

    coil (reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "armature"):

    rotor; rotor coil (the rotating armature of a motor or generator)

    Holonyms ("armature" is a part of...):

    electric motor (a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work)

    electromagnet (a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet)

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