armature vs helve

armature

noun
  • Armor, or a suit of armor. 

  • A supporting framework in a sculpture. 

  • The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire around a metal core. 

  • A protective organ, structure, or covering of an animal or plant, for defense or offense, like claws, teeth, thorns, or the shell of a turtle. 

  • The frame of a pair of glasses. 

  • The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer. 

  • A kinematic chain (a system of bones or rigid bodies connected by joints) that is used to pose and deform models, often character models. 

  • A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet, to preserve its strength by forming a circuit. 

  • Any apparatus for defence. 

verb
  • To provide with an armature (any sense). 

helve

noun
  • The handle or haft of a tool or weapon. 

  • A forge hammer lifted by a cam acting on the helve between the fulcrum and the head. 

verb
  • To furnish (an axe, etc.) with a helve. 

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