armature
- noun
- /ˈɑːrmətʃər/
- Specialized
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esqueleto digital
Examples
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And so this is, this is sort of what, yeah, this is sort of what the armature looks like inside.
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The armature along the spine and the tail needed to be light but rigid.
Academic text (1991) -
On his shelves are miniature armatures... flexible models of human musculature.
Fiction book (1993) -
The main armature of the composition is in the form of a skeleton—the "bones," in other words, of the composition, and the human figures appear to be assembling the very chariot of bones they are drawing.
Academic text (2002) -
In the animation software, the armature allows the artist to pose the character fluidly during the scene.
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The designer created a detailed armature to accurately represent the character's skeletal structure and joints.
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To see how the character moves, you need to manipulate the armature within the 3D modeling application.
Synonyms
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Inside support that gives a building or machine its shape and strength
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Armature comes from an old word armatura meaning 'armor' or 'equipment', the same root as armor. In 3D work, an armature is like the character's inner 'skeleton' or 'armor' that holds and moves the model, which is why animators use it to pose and animate characters.