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.
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.
(Raumkunst) Langer, schmaler Teppich.
1) Schachfigur, die diagonale Züge ausführen darf.
2) Rotor, im Maschinenbau Bez. für das bewegl. Bauteil von Turbinen, Generatoren und anderen Maschinen.
3) Läuferstein, parallel zur Mauerflucht verlegter Baustein.
4) längl. Teppich, der häufig als Bodenbelag für Flure oder Treppen verwendet wird.
5) Bez. für Jungschweine nach dem Ferkelalter.
(Schach) Schachfigur, die nur diagonal, entweder auf weißen oder schwarzen Feldern, ziehen u. schlagen darf.
A chess piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color.
(Elektrotechnik) Umlaufender Teil einer elektr. Maschine.