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How to use armature in a sentence

14 example sentences · noun, verb

Armature means a detachment of soldiers; soldiers collectively. Example: “It can take pictures or video from a front-facing camera, controlled by a voice command or a swipe on the right-hand armature, and is designed to display at-a-glance information on its screen which is visible only to the user.”

Examples of armature by meaning

nounThe frame of a pair of glasses.

  • It can take pictures or video from a front-facing camera, controlled by a voice command or a swipe on the right-hand armature, and is designed to display at-a-glance information on its screen which is visible only to the user.2014 June 24, “Google Glass go on sale in the UK for £1,000”, in The Guardian

verbTo provide with an armature (any sense).

  • Eliot had his legion of followers: the immaculate minor poet armaturing in exquisite technique a mildewed softness, and living a reminiscent universe which never existed.1940, Waldo David Frank, Chart for Rough Water: Our Role in a New World, page 147
  • "Armaturing to the larger size was just another challenge we had to face," comments Bruce.1986 January, Janeen A. Olsen, “Will Vinton Productions provided character animation for Walt Disney's RETURN TO OZ that was...
  • This essentially implies that a wide overhang and waterproof foundations are needed, and the material itself is treated by compaction, alloying or armaturing.1996, Mrinalini Devi Sharma, Energy Conscious Earth Architecture for Sustainable Development

More sentences with armature

  • Ambient accompaniment, water maintained pedalpoint armature, fluviality, surge and subsidence, light oratorical wax and recess.2017, Nathaniel Mackey, Late Arcade, New York, NY: New Directions Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 22. From the entry fluviality
  • Armatures are quadruped all-terrain heavy weapons platforms, akin to the armored fighting vehicles of other races.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Geth: Armatures Codex entry. From the entry armored fighting vehicle
  • Geth being synthetic intelligences, armatures are not crewed vehicles, but intelligent entities, capable of independent decision-making and learning.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Geth: Armatures Codex entry. From the entry armored fighting vehicle
  • He applied its dense tweediness to an essentially realist armature, maintaining a stylistic consistency that stands out here.2007 April 27, Roberta Smith, “The Pointillist ‘Contagion’ in Italy”, in New York Times. From the entry tweediness
  • The presence of the cibarial armature, for example, is an efficient tool for damaging microfilariae as they pass through the pharynx.2001, Fernando Simón, Claudio & Genchi, Heartworm infection in humans and animals, →ISBN, page 71. From the entry cibarial
  • Includes voltmeters, ammeters, circuit testers, armature tester (external growler), field tester, (internal growler), coil and condenser tester, etc.1962, United States. Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, Trade and Industry Publication (issue 3, page 32). From the entry growler
  • Ball Bearing armature and spindle thrust, three jaw screwback chuck.1931, Motor - Volume 55, page 91. From the entry screwback
  • Incredibly strong, and capable of supporting the weight of several people, the cardboard laminates operate as semi-monocoques with an intermediary plywood armature.2015, Beverly Russell, Eva Maddox, Farooq Ameen, Fifty Under Fifty: Innovators of the 21st Century, →ISBN, page 55. From the entry semi-monocoque
  • The drivehead is keyed and bolted to the armature shaft by the shank of the same bolt that holds the drivespring to the drivehead.1989, Larry D. Duggins, Aviation Support Equipment Technician 2, pages 6–10. From the entry drivehead
  • The advantages of a chorded, split-loop winding are better mechanical balance, more uniform coil resistance, and better coil distribution, resulting in more end room on the armature.1964, United States. Department of the Army, Electric Motor and Generator Repair, page 133. From the entry chorded

Meaning of armature

  1. noun A detachment of soldiers; soldiers collectively.
  2. noun Armor, such as a suit of armor, weapons and other military equipment.
  3. noun The art of using arms and armour in combat; skill at arms; a mode or manner of armed combat.

Full definition of armature

Questions about armature in a sentence

How do you use armature in a sentence?
Armature is used as a noun and verb. For example: “It can take pictures or video from a front-facing camera, controlled by a voice command or a swipe on the right-hand armature, and is designed to display at-a-glance information on its screen which is visible only to the user.”
What is a short sentence with armature?
“Ball Bearing armature and spindle thrust, three jaw screwback chuck.”
What does armature mean?
Armature means a detachment of soldiers; soldiers collectively.

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