winding


Definition: Meaning of, winding in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈwʌɪndɪŋ /

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  1. marked by repeated turns and bends
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  2. turning irregularly, not going directly to the destination
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winding windings
  1. the act of winding or twisting
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winding used in phrases

  • field winding (noun)
    1. the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine
  • primary winding (noun)
    1. coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighbouring circuit
  • secondary winding (noun)
    1. coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
  • self-winding (adjective)
    1. a self-WINDing watch is one that you do not have to WIND to make it work
  • winding sheet (noun)
    1. a cloth that is wrapped around a dead person's body before it is buried, used especially in the past [=  shroud]
  • winding-clothes (noun)
    1. burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
  • winding-sheet (noun)
    1. burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
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