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It is not only important, but, in a degree necessary, that the people of this country, should have an American Dictionary of the English language; for, although the body of the language is the same as in England, and it is desirable to perpetuate that sameness, yet some differences must exist. Language is the expression of ideas; and if the people of one country cannot preserve an identity of ideas, they cannot retain an identity of language. |
'ARMATURE, n. [L. armatura.]
Armor; whatever is worn or used for
the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some
animals and plants.
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.
Iron bars or framing employed for
the consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding
up canopies, etc.
Oxf. Gloss. 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.
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