What does winding mean?
Definitions for winding
ˈwaɪn dɪŋwind·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
wind, winding, twistadjective
the act of winding or twisting
"he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding, voluminousadjective
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"
meandering(a), rambling, wandering(a), windingadjective
of a path e.g.
"meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Windingnoun
Flexure; meander.
Etymology: from wind.
It was the pleasantest voyage in the world to follow the windings of this river Inn, through such a variety of pleasing scenes as the course of it naturally led us. Joseph Addison, on Italy.
The ways of heav’n are dark and intricate;
Our understanding traces them in vain,
Nor sees with how much art the windings run,
Nor where the regular confusion ends. Joseph Addison, Cato.
Wikipedia
winding
An electromagnetic coil is an electrical conductor such as a wire in the shape of a coil (spiral or helix). Electromagnetic coils are used in electrical engineering, in applications where electric currents interact with magnetic fields, in devices such as electric motors, generators, inductors, electromagnets, transformers, and sensor coils. Either an electric current is passed through the wire of the coil to generate a magnetic field, or conversely, an external time-varying magnetic field through the interior of the coil generates an EMF (voltage) in the conductor. A current through any conductor creates a circular magnetic field around the conductor due to Ampere's law. The advantage of using the coil shape is that it increases the strength of the magnetic field produced by a given current. The magnetic fields generated by the separate turns of wire all pass through the center of the coil and add (superpose) to produce a strong field there. The more turns of wire, the stronger the field produced. Conversely, a changing external magnetic flux induces a voltage in a conductor such as a wire, due to Faraday's law of induction. The induced voltage can be increased by winding the wire into a coil because the field lines intersect the circuit multiple times.The direction of the magnetic field produced by a coil can be determined by the right hand grip rule. If the fingers of the right hand are wrapped around the magnetic core of a coil in the direction of conventional current through the wire, the thumb will point in the direction the magnetic field lines pass through the coil. The end of a magnetic core from which the field lines emerge is defined to be the North pole. There are many different types of coils used in electric and electronic equipment.
ChatGPT
winding
Winding generally refers to the process or action of wrapping or turning something, often in a spiral, around an object or axis. In different contexts, it could mean the coil of wires in an electrical device, the action of turning a knob or key like winding a clock, a twist or curve along a surface or path, etc.
Webster Dictionary
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Windingnoun
a call by the boatswain's whistle
Windingadjective
twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous
Windingnoun
a turn or turning; a bend; a curve; flexure; meander; as, the windings of a road or stream
Windingnoun
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
Etymology: [From Wind to twist.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Winding is ranked #44193 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Winding surname appeared 487 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Winding.
78% or 380 total occurrences were Black.
18.8% or 92 total occurrences were White.
2% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of winding in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of winding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of winding in a Sentence
May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.
The current environment represents a winding back of the overly bullish expectations of both commodity demand and Chinese growth – to a more balanced expectation of progressive, not exponential, growth.
The prevalence of suicide, without doubt, is a test of height in civilization; it means that the population is winding up its nervous and intellectual system to the utmost point of tension and that sometimes it snaps.
Earnings season is winding down and the market is absorbing reports from retailers, which are generally pretty good and the economy is in good shape right,so investors are hoping for a better world economy.
We're just winding up. I'm really motivated and excited.
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- gewundenGerman
- devanadoSpanish
- kierros, käämi, kela, mutkitteleva, mutkikas, kelaus, kiemurteleva, käämintäFinnish
- tortueuxFrench
- lùbachScottish Gaelic
- kanyargósHungarian
- avvolgimentoItalian
- 曲がりくねるJapanese
- 굴곡Korean
- sinuoso, tortuosoPortuguese
- намотка, обмотка, мотка, извилистый, наматывание, виться, петлятьRussian
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