Definition of windings Windings

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What does windings mean?

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  • windings (Noun)
    Plural of winding.

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Adjective

winding - marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track"
  tortuous, twisting, twisty, voluminous
  crooked having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"
winding - of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"
  meandering, rambling, wandering

Noun

winding - the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
  wind, twist
  rotary motion, rotation the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • winding (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Wind
  • winding (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Wind
  • winding (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Wind
  • winding (n.)
    A call by the boatswain's whistle.
  • winding (a.)
    Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous.
  • winding (n.)
    A turn or turning; a bend; a curve; flexure; meander; as, the windings of a road or stream.
  • winding (n.)
    A line- or ribbon-shaped material (as wire, string, or bandaging) wound around an object; as, the windings (conducting wires) wound around the armature of an electric motor or generator.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • winding
    Something wound around something else.

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

  • winding
    a Call, the act of blowing or piping upon a boatswain’s whistle, so as to communicate the necessary orders of hoisting, heaving, belaying, slackening, &c. See the article CALL.

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  • winding, verb, gerund of wind (infinitive).
  • winding, noun, singular of windings.

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windings in sign language
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