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the skeleton that lets a sculpture defy gravity before the clay ever shows up
means A rigid internal framework or core that supports a sculpture, model, or other built-up form — and, in electrical machines, the moving wire-wound part where current is generated or torque produced.
from From Latin armatura, 'armor' or 'equipment,' from armare 'to arm' (the same root that gives us army, armor, and armaments). The thread that ties the old soldier's meaning to today's sculptor's wire and the motor's core is the idea of a protective or supportive structure — armatura first meant defensive gear, then broadened into any structural framework. The electrical sense arrived much later, in the 19th century, naming the working 'armed' part of a generator or motor.
- motor core
- Spinning armatures convert electricity into rotation in every motor
- sculptor's secret
- Wire frame hides inside clay, holding poses upright
- latin root
- From armatura, meaning armor or equipment
- biology too
- Plants and animals use spines as defensive armature
- animation bones
- Stop-motion puppets pose on metal armature joints
clark kent's suit — superman's disguise that hides his alien identity in dc comics since 1938
iron man's suit — tony stark's powered exoskeleton with arc reactor in marvel comics since 1963
rodin's the thinker — bronze sculpture on iron framework created by auguste rodin in 1880
stained glass window frames — lead armatures that hold colored glass pieces together in medieval cathedrals like chartres