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winding

winding

1 4.9
Turning something around to make a tight coil
  • noun
  • /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
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  • The actuator is equipped with microscopic electrical windings that are intertwined with a miniature nickel-iron core.
  • windings of rotor
  • windings for motor
  • copper windings

OK, so let's continue talking about Transformers or multi winding magnetic components.

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Examples

  • As the technician adjusted the winding in the machine, he made sure it was tight and secure.

  • The winding of the string around the toy ensures it will spring back when released.

  • Now if we put the winding in there, it starts turning.

  • If I have a single string which is wound like so, what's the winding number?

  • And you would tend to wind your windings around the center post, OK?

  • The drive figures out how to direct current into the motor windings in a pattern that will produce torque.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Consider the common baseball, composed of a rubber pill, wool windings, and a leather cover.

    Academic text (2010)
  • For example, the Super-Es are equipped with 5 to 10 percent more copper windings than standard industrial electric motors.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Also, the alternating current of electricity in the transformer wire windings creates a changing magnetic field.

    Blog text (5)
  • Georgia Tech researchers developed and tested several geometries for coil windings and finally decided on the interweaved structure.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

twist
vswinding
51 2.4

A curved shape made by turning or winding something

focuses on wrapping around to tighten or form a coil
wind
vswinding
19 6.0

A turn of a clock or toy to make it work

is for coiling or tightening things rather than storing energy
torsion
vswinding
  • Specialized
5 8.1

A force that twists an object so it turns around its axis

is about wrapping or tightening around something rather than internal stress
coiling
vswinding
4.4

Has a spiral shape like a snake or rope

is the act of wrapping tightly to tighten or secure something
circumvolution
vswinding
  • Specialized
9.9

A twist or coil around a middle point, like a spiral staircase

is broader, covering general wrapping or tightening not only around an axis
tortuosity
vswinding
  • Specialized
9.9

A path or shape that bends a lot

refers to the action of wrapping or tightening rather than a curvy shape

Antonyms

88 1.0

Make something less tight so it can move or open

5 3.7

Make a wrapped or twisted thing loose and straight

Compounds

winding-sheet
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A cloth that people use to wrap a dead body for burial

field winding
  • Specialized
6.3

A wire wrapped around a magnet that makes the magnetic force for electric machines

primary winding
  • Specialized
7.0

A coil that receives input electricity and causes a changing current in the secondary coil

secondary winding
  • Specialized
6.7

A loop of wire inside a transformer that makes the output current

winding-clothes
  • Archaic
9.9

A cloth used to wrap a dead body for burial

How Tight

tightening
31 3.3
winding
1 4.9
twisting
1 2.4
coiling
4.4

Surface Forms

winding singular
windings plural

Morphology

winding = wind (transparent) = wind + ing

A gerund/nominalization of the verb 'wind' denoting the action of turning or coiling, which is directly derived.

Etymology

Winding comes from the verb wind, which means 'to turn', and a helpful way to remember this is to think of winding a clock or music box — a winding is the act of turning something around to coil it or make it tight.