Dictionary  ar•ma•turePronunciation: (är'mu-chur), [key] —n. 1. armor. 2. Biol.the protective covering of an animal or plant, or any part serving for defense or offense. 3. Elect. a. the part of an electric machine that includes the main current-carrying winding and in which the electromotive force is induced. b. the pivoted part of an electric device, as a buzzer or relay, that is activated by a magnetic field. c. the iron or steel applied across the poles of a permanent magnet to close it, or across the poles of an electromagnet to transmit a mechanical force. See illus. under electromagnet. 4. Sculpture.a skeletal framework built as a support on which a clay, wax, or plaster figure is constructed. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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