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windings

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for windings.

Editorial note

An alternator is kinda like a constant current source, for a given field winding current it'll squirt out a much higher current from the main windings.

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Quick take

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Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of windings gathered in one view.

noun

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noun

The act of twisting something, or coiling or wrapping something around another thing.

noun

Sometimes followed by up: the act of hoisting something using a winch or a similar device.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for windings.

noun

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noun

The act of twisting something, or coiling or wrapping something around another thing.

noun

Sometimes followed by up: the act of hoisting something using a winch or a similar device.

noun

Something wound around another thing.

Example sentences

1

An alternator is kinda like a constant current source, for a given field winding current it'll squirt out a much higher current from the main windings.

2

Most (or all?) of the new emoji are inherited from windings[0] and webdings[1], they don't come out of nowhere.

3

They are tiny toroid ferrite cores with two windings around each--one for reading and one for writing.

4

The rotor is completely inert (no windings).

5

However, with modern high-speed power electronics, the current to the windings can be modulated to counteract this.

6

The problem there is physical, they did not have the ability to insulate the generator windings at high voltage potentials.

7

HV AC supplies that will supply very high current are hard to find, usually are transformers with relatively thin secondary windings.

8

Dealing with screwball windings with no ready way to discern their orientation make this one thing a piece of feedback manna.

9

Inside the motor are polyphase AC windings which with the help of an inverter create a rotating electromagnetic field (usually the stator).

10

We would not be using the windings of a transformer as a load in a typical gain stage in a musical instrument preamp.

11

The changing magnetic field causes the windings to vibrate, creating an audible sound.

12

Since real world conductors and generator windings also have ohmic resistance, the quadrature current fraction is partially dissipated as heat, and lost outright.

Quote examples

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You can’t “join up transformers”, a single-phase transformer is an iron core with two sets of copper or aluminum windings around it.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use windings in a sentence?

An alternator is kinda like a constant current source, for a given field winding current it'll squirt out a much higher current from the main windings.

What does windings mean?

gerund of wind

What part of speech is windings?

windings is commonly used as noun.