armature

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French armature, from Latin armātūra (“armour”). Doublet of armor and armure.

noun

1. The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire around a metal core.
2. The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer.
3. A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet, to preserve its strength by forming a circuit.
4. (sculpture) A supporting framework in a sculpture.
5. (computer graphics) A kinematic chain (a system of bones or rigid bodies connected by joints) that is used to pose and deform models, often character models.
6. 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.
7. Armor, or a suit of armor.
8. Any apparatus for defence.
9. The frame of a pair of glasses.
   It can take pictures or video from a front-facing camera, controlled by a voice command or a swipe on the right-hand armature, and is designed to display at-a-glance information on its screen which is visible only to the user. 24 June 2014, “Google Glass go on sale in the UK for £1,000”, in The Guardian

verb

1. 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, Waldo David Frank, Chart for Rough Water: Our Role in a New World, page 147
   "Armaturing to the larger size was just another challenge we had to face," comments Bruce. 1985, Frederick S Clarke, Cinefantastique - Volume 15, page 48
   This essentially implies that a wide overhang and waterproof foundations are needed, and the material itself is treated by compaction, alloying or armaturing. 1996, Mrinalini Devi Sharma, Energy Conscious Earth Architecture for Sustainable Development
   Alonzo knew instantly how to armature his horse figures, by using some self-fashioned wires, to capture the real-life motion of his stallions. Armaturing is a skill that takes some artists years to master. 2011, Darold A. Treffert, Daniel Tammet, Islands of Genius
   Good telling of happenings—fact or fiction—has talents in the tale. Beginning and end must strive to armature these. 2012, Phil Wallace Payne, The Strivers