as in structure
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
the rigid armature of a highly stratified society
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Recent Examples of armature
As for the armature of the cow, well, that might end up in Victor's and Pelton's yard, joining the rest of the menagerie.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
The 10mm dynamic driver handles lower frequencies but passes the higher frequencies over to the balanced armature driver.
—PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
And in the yard, there's a small menagerie of armatures, wireframes that form the base of sculptures: A manatee, a cow, an elephant, even a bear riding a motorcycle.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
The guest house, which looks onto the pool, is built with a trellis armature on one face of the building, where hydrangea vines are expected to grow over the coming years.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2025
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Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
The 10mm dynamic driver handles lower frequencies but passes the higher frequencies over to the balanced armature driver.
—PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
And in the yard, there's a small menagerie of armatures, wireframes that form the base of sculptures: A manatee, a cow, an elephant, even a bear riding a motorcycle.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
The guest house, which looks onto the pool, is built with a trellis armature on one face of the building, where hydrangea vines are expected to grow over the coming years.
—David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armature
Noun
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Dark matter remains effectively invisible by not interacting with light, but its interaction with gravity has helped to shape galactic structures.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Officials said the blaze threatened structures in Ocean and Lacey Townships.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Change can no longer be systematically managed through static frameworks or legacy leadership models.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement As the head of a legal organization that advocates for immigrants, I’m cursed with a front-row view of the framework that threatens to erode our democracy.—
Kica Matos,
Time,
2 May 2025
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Developers of buildings like Wynwood 25 hopped on the trend, incorporating large-scale murals (via artist collaborations) into architecture and branding.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The main structure is a large wooden ring, around one and a half miles in circumference, that’s inspired by traditional Japanese wooden architecture but modernized with the latest technology.—
Matt Alt,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Teeth imprints of a large cat were found in the skeleton of a man buried in a cemetery just outside York, a city in northeast England founded by the ancient Romans.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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However, analysis of a man’s skeleton excavated near York appears to finally offer concrete confirmation of the gruesome entertainment.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Armature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armature. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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