ETYM Latin armatura, from armare to arm: cf. French armature. Related to Arm, v. t., Armor.
In which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field.
Armament; Botany, Zoology, defensive outgrowth; Electricity, piece of iron placed on poles of permanent magnet; piece of iron whose movement, due to magnetic attraction, actuates apparatus or machinery; rotating part of dynamo or electric motor; stationary part of revolving field alternator; framework for sculpture.
In a motor or generator, the wire-wound coil that carries the current and rotates in a magnetic field. (In alternating-current machines, the armature is sometimes stationary.) The pole piece of a permanent magnet or electromagnet and the moving, iron part of a solenoid, especially if the latter acts as a switch, may also be referred to as armatures. + prikaži više

1. An assembly of rotating airfoils; horizontal rotors on a helicopter or compressor rotors of a jet engine.
2. The revolving arm of a distributor.

ETYM From Run.
1. Someone who travels on foot by running.
2. A trained athlete who competes in foot races.
3. The rails or glides on which something can move along, usually over snow or ice.
4. A person who is employed to deliver messages or documents.

A chess piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color.