winding

wind*ing

noun

{bc}material (such as wire) wound or coiled about an object (such as an armature)

winding

adjective

wind

verb

{bc}to make short of breath

wind

verb

{bc}to turn completely or repeatedly about an object {bc}{sx|coil||}, {sx|twine||}

wind

verb

{bc}to cause (something, such as a horn) to sound by blowing {bc}{sx|blow||}

wind*ing-sheet

noun

{bc}a sheet in which a corpse is wrapped

wind*ing-up

noun

{bc}the process of liquidating the assets of a partnership or corporation in order to pay creditors and make distributions to partners or shareholders upon dissolution

field winding

noun

{bc}the winding of a field magnet

self-wind*ing

adjective

{bc}not needing to be wound by hand

stem-wind*ing

adjective

{bc}wound by an inside mechanism turned by the knurled knob on the stem