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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Armature \Ar"ma*ture\, n. (Elec.)
     That part of a dynamo or electric generator or of an electric
     motor in which a current is induced by a relatively moving
     magnetic field. The armature usually consists of a series of
     coils or groups of insulated conductors surrounding a core of
     iron.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Armature \Ar"ma*ture\, n. [L. armatura, fr. armare to arm: cf.
     F. armature. See {Arm}, v. t., {Armor}.]
     1. Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and
        defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some
        animals and plants.
  
     2. (Magnetism) A piece of soft iron used to connect the two
        poles of a magnet, or electro-magnet, in order to complete
        the circuit, or to receive and apply the magnetic force.
        In the ordinary horseshoe magnet, it serves to prevent the
        dissipation of the magnetic force.
  
     3. (Arch.) Iron bars or framing employed for the
        consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender
        columns, holding up canopies, etc. --Oxf. Gloss.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  armature
       n : coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a
           magnetic field

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