armature vs jamb

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). 

jamb

noun
  • Synonym of jambeau (“piece of armor for the leg”). 

  • Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace. 

  • Any thick mass of rock that prevents miners from following the lode or vein. 

verb
  • To fix or attach a jamb to. 

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