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Windings

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twistnounA twisting force.
crookedNot straight; having one or more bends or angles.
twistynounCharacterised by a twist or twists; twisting.
meanderingnounAn instance or period of roaming.
tortuous(often figurative) Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
wanderingnounTravelling without preset route; roaming.
ramblingnounA long meandering talk with no specific topic or direction.
indirectnoun(finance) An indirect cost.
twistingnoun(uncountable) The disreputable practice of selling unnecessary insurance to a customer in order to earn commission.
amortisseurnounEllipsis of amortisseur winding. [A squirrel cage winding placed near the surface of the pole faces of a synchronous motor. Its main purpose is to dampen any speed fluctuations or oscillations that may occur as a result of sudden load changes. It is also used to accelerate the motor during starting. All the windings are shorted at the two ends of each pole of the motor. As the rotating field moves past the winding it induces currents in the winding which produce torque and accelerate the motor so as to overcome the lag in its speed.]
coilsnounSomething wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
lapsnounThe loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
revolutionsthe ninth studio album by electronic musician and composer Jean-Michel Jarre, first released in September 1988.
roundsnounA surname transferred from the nickname for a descendant of a round or fat person.
turnsnounA change of direction or orientation.
twistsnounA twisting force.
spiralsnoun(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
loopsnounA length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
curlsnounSpecifically, a body of curly hair on someone's head.
swirlsnoun(ambitransitive) To twist or whirl, as an eddy.

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