Physics GCSE
Armature
What Armature means in Physics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Armature
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The rotating coil of wire in a DC electric motor, which carries the current and experiences the motor effect force within the magnetic field of the permanent magnet.
Topics that use Armature
- Topic 12 – Magnetism and the motor effect (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Carbon Brushes
- conventional current
- Fleming's left hand rule
- Magnetic Flux Density (B)
- motor effect
- split-ring commutator
- Torque
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