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
The 10mm dynamic driver handles lower frequencies but passes the higher frequencies over to the balanced armature driver.
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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
Those armatures, in turn, caused her paintings to appear three-dimensional.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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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
Those armatures, in turn, caused her paintings to appear three-dimensional.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armature
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The concrete bases of the structure were located at the points where the bedrock is highest, reducing the cost of building the house’s foundations.—
María Noval-Quílez,
Architectural Digest,
30 Mar. 2025
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At stake are family budgets, America’s prominence as the world’s leading financial power and the structure of the global economy.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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Their reputations, while not always stellar, are governed by robust regulatory frameworks, which can inspire a level of trust.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Creator and writer Paul William Davies dissects a script page that lays the framework for the wildly entertaining whodunnit.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The hotel's rustic architecture offers a distinct sense of place.—
Sophie Mendel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Mar. 2025
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For example, systems built on Grace Hopper deliver 7× higher throughput between CPU and GPU compared to standard architectures.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Less Than 1% Of Brackets Remain Perfect On First Day Of Tournament Beyond preserving spectacular skeletons, the fossils from La Brea have given scientists clues about how Ice Age predators adapted to climate change.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Another moment had a skeleton drummer joining in the fun, in a mushroom field.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Armature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armature. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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