Definition of "winding" []

• Something wound about a center or an object: an armature with its wire winding. (noun)
• The way in which something is wound. (noun)
• One complete turn of something wound: two windings of electrical tape. (noun)
• A curve or bend, as of a road. (noun)
• Twisting or turning; sinuous. (adjective)

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• "Such a winding, as is shown in Fig. 96, where the two wires are laid on side by side, is called a _parallel differential winding_."
• "Early this year, with his term winding to a close, he called a referendum for June 28, which if approved, would call a constitutional convention for the purpose of replacing the current constitution with a brand new one."
• "The main winding is a Lotus-O-Deltoid type placed in panamdermic semi-boloid slots of the stator with every seventh conductor connected by a non-reversible trunion pipe to the differential girdle spring on the upend of the gram meters."