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Armature vs Fixture - What's the difference?

armature | fixture |

As an adjective armature

is reinforced.

As a noun fixture is

(legal) something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it.

As a verb fixture is

to furnish with, as, or in a fixture.

armature

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia armature)
  • The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire around a metal core.
  • The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer.
  • A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet
  • (sculpture) A supporting framework in a sculpture.
  • 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.
  • Armor or a suit of armor.
  • The frame of a pair of glasses
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  • fixture

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it.
  • A regular patron of a place or institution.
  • A lighting unit; a luminaire.
  • (sports) A scheduled match.
  • (computing, programming) A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.
  • A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.
  • Verb

    (fixtur)
  • To furnish with, as, or in a fixture
  • The device is available in both handheld and fixtured models.
  • (sports, Australia, New Zealand) To schedule a match
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=January 30, author=AAP, title=Zimbabwe cricket head Chingoka refused entry to Australia, work=Herald Sun citation
  • , passage=Other items to be discussed include fixturing from 2012 onwards, preparations for this year's scheduled Champions Trophy and the Indian Cricket League's bid for recognition from the ICC. }}