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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This will be her first ready-to-wear season without the armature of her former employer.
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Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
The three-bedroom and two-and-a-half-bath home’s I-beam steel-frame armature supports vast expanses of glass and a 30-foot ceiling in the central atrium that is crisscrossed by a geometric assemblage of bridges and staircases.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2024
This doesn’t really matter much, because above all, a mystery is an armature on which to hang a bunch of distinct, disparate characters, without the necessity of character development.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2024
Some companies are reportedly experimenting with adding a dynamic or balanced armature driver to the earbuds for punch.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 15 Nov. 2023
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Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
The three-bedroom and two-and-a-half-bath home’s I-beam steel-frame armature supports vast expanses of glass and a 30-foot ceiling in the central atrium that is crisscrossed by a geometric assemblage of bridges and staircases.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2024
This doesn’t really matter much, because above all, a mystery is an armature on which to hang a bunch of distinct, disparate characters, without the necessity of character development.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2024
Some companies are reportedly experimenting with adding a dynamic or balanced armature driver to the earbuds for punch.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 15 Nov. 2023
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“Armature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armature. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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