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Drum windingDrum winding Drum winding (Elec.)
A method of armature winding in which the wire is wound upon
the outer surface of a cylinder or drum from end to end of
the cylinder; -- distinguished from ring winding, etc. Ring winding
Ring winding Ring winding (Elec.)
Armature winding in which the wire is wound round the outer
and inner surfaces alternately of an annular or cylindrical
core.
Series windingSeries winding Series winding (Elec.)
A winding in which the armature coil and the field-magnet
coil are in series with the external circuits; -- opposed to
shunt winding. -- Se"ries-wound`, a. Shunt windingShunt winding Shunt winding (Elec.)
A winding so arranged as to divide the armature current and
lead a portion of it around the field-magnet coils; --
opposed to series winding. -- Shunt"-wound`, a. Stem-winding
Stem-winding Stem"-wind`ing, a.
Wound by mechanism connected with the stem; as, a
stem-winding watch.
Windiness
Windiness Wind"i*ness, n.
1. The quality or state of being windy or tempestuous; as,
the windiness of the weather or the season.
2. Fullness of wind; flatulence.
3. Tendency to generate wind or gas; tendency to produce
flatulence; as, the windiness of vegetables.
4. Tumor; puffiness.
The swelling windiness of much knowledge.
--Brerewood.
WindingWind Wind, v. t. [From Wind, moving air, but confused in
sense and in conjugation with wind to turn.] [imp. & p. p.
Wound (wound), R. Winded; p. pr. & vb. n. Winding.]
To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged
and mutually involved notes. ``Hunters who wound their
horns.' --Pennant.
Ye vigorous swains, while youth ferments your blood, .
. . Wind the shrill horn. --Pope.
That blast was winded by the king. --Sir W.
Scott. WindingWind Wind, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Winded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Winding.]
1. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
2. To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as,
the hounds winded the game.
3.
(a) To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a
horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of
breath.
(b) To rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to
be recovered; to breathe.
To wind a ship (Naut.), to turn it end for end, so that the
wind strikes it on the opposite side. WindingWinding Wind"ing, a. [From Wind to twist.]
Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous.
--Keble. Winding
Winding Wind"ing, n.
A turn or turning; a bend; a curve; flexure; meander; as, the
windings of a road or stream.
To nurse the saplings tall, and curl the grove With
ringlets quaint, and wanton windings wove. --Milton.
Winding
Winding Wind"ing, n.
The material, as wire or rope, wound or coiled about
anything, or a single round or turn of the material; as
(Elec.), a series winding, or one in which the armature coil,
the field-magnet coil, and the external circuit form a
continuous conductor; a shunt winding, or one of such a
character that the armature current is divided, a portion of
the current being led around the field-magnet coils.
Winding engine Winding engine, an engine employed in mining to draw up
buckets from a deep pit; a hoisting engine.
Winding sheet, a sheet in which a corpse is wound or
wrapped.
Winding tackle (Naut.), a tackle consisting of a fixed
triple block, and a double or triple movable block, used
for hoisting heavy articles in or out of a vessel.
--Totten. Winding sheet Winding engine, an engine employed in mining to draw up
buckets from a deep pit; a hoisting engine.
Winding sheet, a sheet in which a corpse is wound or
wrapped.
Winding tackle (Naut.), a tackle consisting of a fixed
triple block, and a double or triple movable block, used
for hoisting heavy articles in or out of a vessel.
--Totten. Winding tackle Winding engine, an engine employed in mining to draw up
buckets from a deep pit; a hoisting engine.
Winding sheet, a sheet in which a corpse is wound or
wrapped.
Winding tackle (Naut.), a tackle consisting of a fixed
triple block, and a double or triple movable block, used
for hoisting heavy articles in or out of a vessel.
--Totten. Windingly
Windingly Wind"ing*ly, adv.
In a winding manner.
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