Meaning of the word winding

wind·ing

 (wīn′dĭng)

n.

1.

a. Something wound about a center or an object: an armature with its wire winding.

b. The way in which something is wound.

c. One complete turn of something wound: two windings of electrical tape.

2. A curve or bend, as of a road.

adj.

1. Twisting or turning; sinuous.

2. Spiral.

wind′ing·ly adv.

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winding

(ˈwaɪndɪŋ)

n

1. a curving or sinuous course or movement

2. anything that has been wound or wrapped around something

3. a particular manner or style in which something has been wound

4. a curve, bend, or complete turn in wound material, a road, etc

5. (often plural) devious thoughts or behaviour: the tortuous windings of political argumentation.

6. (Electrical Engineering) one or more turns of wire forming a continuous coil through which an electric current can pass, as used in transformers, generators, etc

7. (Building) another name for wind214

8. (Instruments) a coil of tubing in certain brass instruments, esp the French horn

adj

curving; sinuous: a winding road.

ˈwindingly adv

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wind•ing

(ˈwaɪn dɪŋ)

n.

1. the act of a person or thing that winds.

2. a bend, turn, or flexure.

3. a coiling, folding, or wrapping, as of one thing about another.

4. something that is wound or coiled, or a single round of it.

5.

a. a symmetrically laid, electrically conducting current path in any device.

b. the manner in which wires are coiled to produce such a path.

adj.

6. bending or turning; sinuous.

7. spiral, as stairs.

[before 1050]

wind′ing•ly, adv.

wind′ing•ness, n.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun 1. winding - the act of winding or twistingwinding — the act of winding or twisting; «he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind»

rotary motion, rotation — the act of rotating as if on an axis; «the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music»
Adj. 1. winding - marked by repeated turns and bendswinding — marked by repeated turns and bends; «a tortuous road up the mountain»; «winding roads are full of surprises»; «had to steer the car down a twisty track»

crooked — having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; «crooked country roads»; «crooked teeth»
2. winding - of a path e.g.winding — of a path e.g.; «meandering streams»; «rambling forest paths»; «the river followed its wandering course»; «a winding country road»

indirect — not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; «sometimes taking an indirect path saves time»; «you must take an indirect course in sailing»

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winding

adjective twisting, turning, bending, curving, crooked, spiral, indirect, roundabout, meandering, tortuous, convoluted, serpentine, sinuous, circuitous, twisty, anfractuous, flexuous a long and winding road
twisting even, level, direct, straight, smooth, plumb, unswerving, undeviating

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winding

adjective

Repeatedly curving in alternate directions:

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Translations

مُلْتَف، مُنْعَطِف، مُتَعَرِّج

der snor sig

hlykkjóttur

vijugast

kıvrımlıvirajlı

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wind2

(waind) – past tense, past participle wound (waund) – verb

1. to wrap round in coils. He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.

2. to make into a ball or coil. to wind wool.

3. (of a road etc) to twist and turn. The road winds up the mountain.

4. to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc. I forgot to wind my watch.

ˈwinder noun

a lever or instrument for winding, on a clock or other mechanism.

ˈwinding adjective

full of bends etc. a winding road.

wind up

1. to turn, twist or coil; to make into a ball or coil. My ball of wool has unravelled – could you wind it up again?

2. to wind a clock, watch etc. She wound up the clock.

3. to end. I think it’s time to wind the meeting up.

be/get wound up

to be, or get, in a very excited or anxious state.

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Источник

  • 1
    winding

    Ⅰ

    winding [ˊwɪndɪŋ]

    pres. p.

    от wind Ⅰ, 2, 1), 2), 3) и 5)

    Ⅱ

    winding [ˊwaɪndɪŋ]

    1) изви́лина, изги́б, поворо́т

    2) нама́тывание

    3.

    a

    изви́листый; вито́й, спира́льный

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > winding

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    winding

    winding
    n

    обмотка; намотка; виток

    — wire winding

    Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык.
    .
    1995.

    Англо-русский словарь строительных терминов > winding

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    winding

    winding engine

    лебедка

    winding tap

    ответвление обмотки

    wind the generator

    наматывать обмотку генератора

    wind up

    проворачивать воздушный винт

    English-Russian aviation dictionary > winding

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    winding up

    Dictionary of packaging machinery and equipment > winding up

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    winding

    Персональный Сократ > winding

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    winding up

    Персональный Сократ > winding up

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    winding-up

    English-Russian short dictionary > winding-up

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    winding

    English-Russian dictionary of biology and biotechnology > winding

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    winding

    2) намотка; наматывание

    •

    Англо-русский словарь технических терминов > winding

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    winding

    English-Russian electronics dictionary > winding

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    winding

    Англо-русский технический словарь > winding

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    winding

    English-Russian dictionary of computer science and programming > winding

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    winding

    1. мотка, намотка, наматывание; перемотка;
    2. размотка;
    3. перегонка;
    4. обмотка;
    5. извилина; изгиб; поворот;
    6. извилистый; витой; спиральный
    @automatic friction winding
    автоматическое навивание фрикционом
    @back winding
    1. роспуск в нитку дефектных вязаных изделий;
    2. перемотка пряжи;
    3. размотка пряжи
    @bobbin winding
    мотка на катушки; перемотка на катушки
    @cone winding
    коническая мотка
    @cross winding
    крестовая мотка
    @cylindrical winding
    цилиндрическая намотка, параллельная намотка
    @double winding
    1. двухкратная перемотка;
    2. двухкратная перегонка
    @doubler winding
    трощение
    @end winding
    размотка паковки с торца
    @flyer frame winding
    намотка на ровничной машине
    @hank winding
    размотка мотков, перемотка пряжи с мотков
    @hard winding
    плотная намотка
    @loose winding
    неплотная намотка, рыхлая намотка, разомкнутая намотка
    @mule frame winding
    намотка пряжи на машине периодического действия
    @multiple winding
    намотка двух и более нитей на одну паковку
    @open winding
    неплотная намотка, рыхлая намотка, разомкнутая намотка
    @open cross winding
    неплотная крестовая намотка
    @over-nose winding
    размотка с носика, размотка с торца
    @parallel winding
    параллельная намотка, цилиндрическая намотка
    @pattern winding
    перемотка с образованием ленты из уплотнённы» витков
    @winding pirn winding
    перемотка утка
    @quill winding
    перемотка утка
    @side winding
    размотка с вращающейся паковки
    @silk winding
    перемотка шёлка
    @skein winding
    пасмовая мотка
    @slip winding
    перемотка пряжи с мотков на катушки
    @soft-package winding
    неплотная намотка, рыхлая намотка
    @taper winding
    коническая мотка
    @tight winding
    плотная намотка, тугая намотка
    @tube winding
    накатка на трубку, накатка на скалку
    @warp winding
    1. перемотка основной пряжи;
    2. перегонка основы
    @warp yarn winding
    перемотка основной пряжи
    @weft winding
    перемотка утка
    @

    Англо-русский текстильный словар > winding

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    winding

    1. мотка, намотка, наматывание; перемотка;
    2. размотка;
    3. перегонка;
    4. обмотка;
    5. извилина; изгиб; поворот;
    6. извилистый; витой; спиральный
    @automatic friction winding
    автоматическое навивание фрикционом
    @back winding
    1. роспуск в нитку дефектных вязаных изделий;
    2. перемотка пряжи;
    3. размотка пряжи
    @bobbin winding
    мотка на катушки; перемотка на катушки
    @cone winding
    коническая мотка
    @cross winding
    крестовая мотка
    @cylindrical winding
    цилиндрическая намотка, параллельная намотка
    @double winding
    1. двухкратная перемотка;
    2. двухкратная перегонка
    @doubler winding
    трощение
    @end winding
    размотка паковки с торца
    @flyer frame winding
    намотка на ровничной машине
    @hank winding
    размотка мотков, перемотка пряжи с мотков
    @hard winding
    плотная намотка
    @loose winding
    неплотная намотка, рыхлая намотка, разомкнутая намотка
    @mule frame winding
    намотка пряжи на машине периодического действия
    @multiple winding
    намотка двух и более нитей на одну паковку
    @open winding
    неплотная намотка, рыхлая намотка, разомкнутая намотка
    @open cross winding
    неплотная крестовая намотка
    @over-nose winding
    размотка с носика, размотка с торца
    @parallel winding
    параллельная намотка, цилиндрическая намотка
    @pattern winding
    перемотка с образованием ленты из уплотнённы» витков
    @winding pirn winding
    перемотка утка
    @quill winding
    перемотка утка
    @side winding
    размотка с вращающейся паковки
    @silk winding
    перемотка шёлка
    @skein winding
    пасмовая мотка
    @slip winding
    перемотка пряжи с мотков на катушки
    @soft-package winding
    неплотная намотка, рыхлая намотка
    @taper winding
    коническая мотка
    @tight winding
    плотная намотка, тугая намотка
    @tube winding
    накатка на трубку, накатка на скалку
    @warp winding
    1. перемотка основной пряжи;
    2. перегонка основы
    @warp yarn winding
    перемотка основной пряжи
    @weft winding
    перемотка утка
    @

    Англо-русский текстильный словар > winding

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    winding

    1) виток; оборот

    3) намотка || намоточный

    4) навивание, навивка || навивной, навивочный

    6) извивание || извивающийся, извилистый

    7) изгиб, поворот

    8) наматывание || наматывающий

    •

    English-Russian scientific dictionary > winding

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    winding

    English-Russian dictionary of aviation and space materials > winding

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    winding

    English-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and automation > winding

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    winding

    1. n извилина, изгиб; поворот

    2. n наматывание; намотка, перемотка

    3. n эл. обмотка

    4. n горн. выдача на поверхность

    5. a извилистый; вьющийся; петляющий; зигзагообразный

    6. a витой, спиральный

    Синонимический ряд:

    1. crooked (adj.) bending; bent; bowed; crooked; curved; hooked

    2. meandering (adj.) anfractuous; circuitous; convoluted; flexuous; meandering; meandrous; serpentine; sinuous; snaky; spiraling; tortuous; turning; twisting

    4. deforming (verb) contorting; deforming; distorting; misshaping; torturing; warping

    5. winding (verb) coiling; curling; entwining; meandering; snaking; spiraling or spiralling; spiralling; twining; twisting; weaving; winding; wreathing

    6. worming (verb) edge in; foisting; infiltrating; insinuating; worming

    English-Russian base dictionary > winding

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    winding

    1) обмотка

    2) поворачивающийся

    3) спиральный

    4) завод (часов, хронометра)

    Англо-русский морской словарь > winding

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    winding

    English-Russian mining dictionary > winding

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Источник

Recent Examples on the Web



Strikers are penalized for lifting their feet, slapping or winding-up inappropriately and hitting the defender’s eyes, ears, mouth and temple.


—Emily Washburn, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023




This 2022 Grand Complications manual winding model uses chronograph movement CH 29-535 PS Q and shows day/night, day, month, leap year and moon phases.


—Louisa Ballhaus, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2023




CDs were less than half the size of 12-inch vinyls, and could rewind or skip forward at the press of a button, unlike tapes, which required winding.


—Sandra E. Garcia, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2020




Thus, enhancing the poor traversability of the UGV by not only providing a wider range of scanning and mapping from the air, but also by allowing the UGV to climb steep terrains with the winding of the tether.


—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2019




The push-button at four o’clock allows the wearer to switch between the neutral (N), winding (W) or time setting (H) positions with a simple press.


—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2023




Hallucinogens also fueled her most recent album, Strays, a winding, deeply felt, at times rollicking trip.


—Melissa Giannini, ELLE, 18 Jan. 2023




But a shortage of temporary beds has left limited options, a problem exacerbated by the coronavirus as well as the winding down of a state initiative that had provided hotel and motel rooms during the pandemic.


—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2023




This manifested in a range of ways, from the violent police sweeps of unhoused encampments, against the advice of service providers and medical experts, to the tragic winding down of a hotel housing program that helped stop the spread of the virus.


—Nicholas Slayton, The New Republic, 2 Dec. 2022



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Источник

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From wind +‎ -ing, from wind (“to wrap”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪndɪŋ

Verb[edit]

winding

  1. present participle of wind

Noun[edit]

winding (countable and uncountable, plural windings)

  1. Something wound around something else.
  2. The manner in which something is wound.
  3. One complete turn of something wound.
    • 1966, Cynthia Ozick, Trust, New York: The New American Library, Part One, Chapter 7, p. 44,[1]
      […] my mother’s pale arms emerged from the windings of her sheets and flailed in the air […]
  4. (especially in the plural) Curving or bending movement, twists and turns.
    • 1610, John Healey, The City of God by Augustine of Hippo, London: George Eld, Book 13, p. 680,[2]
      The Labyrinth] A building so entangled in windings and cyrcles, that it deceiueth all that come in it.
    • 1706, William Congreve, The Double Dealer, London: Jacob Tonson, Act I, Scene 1, p. 9,[3]
      […] in vain I do disguise me from thee, thou know’st me, know’st the very inmost Windings and Recesses of my Soul.
    • 1818, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, Penguin, 2018, Chapter 2, p. 88,[4]
      The ascent is precipitous, but the path is cut into continual and short windings, which enable you to surmount the perpendicularity of the mountain.
    • 1849, Charlotte Brontë, letter cited in Elizabeth Gaskell, The Life of Charlotte Brontë, 1857, Volume 2, Chapter ,[5]
      Eugene Forcarde, the reviewer in question, follows Currer Bell through every winding, discerns every point, discriminates every shade, proves himself master of the subject, and lord of the aim.
  5. (electrical) A length of wire wound around the core of an electrical transformer.
  6. (music, lutherie, bowmaking) Lapping.
Translations[edit]

Adjective[edit]

winding (comparative more winding, superlative most winding)

  1. Twisting, turning or sinuous.
  2. Spiral or helical.
Translations[edit]

twisting, turning or sinuous

  • Bulgarian: извиващ (bg) (izvivašt), лъкатушен (bg) (lǎkatušen)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 曲折 (zh) (qūzhé)
  • Finnish: kiemurteleva, mutkikas (fi), mutkitteleva
  • French: tortueux (fr), sinueux (fr)
  • German: gewunden (de), schlängelnd (de), biegend (de)
  • Hungarian: kanyargós (hu)
  • Japanese: 曲がりくねっている (まがりくねっている, magarikunette iru)
  • Latin: tortus, tortilis, sinuōsus
  • Maori: kōpikopiko, pikopiko
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: svingete
    Nynorsk: svingete
  • Occitan: tòrt (oc), bestòrt, sinuós (oc)
  • Persian: پیچاپیچ‎ (fa) (pičâpič)
  • Plautdietsch: kromm
  • Portuguese: tortuoso (pt), sinuoso (pt)
  • Russian: изви́листый (ru) (izvílistyj), вью́щийся (ru) (vʹjúščijsja), петля́ющий (ru) (petljájuščij)
  • Scottish Gaelic: lùbach
  • Tagalog: liko-liko
  • Yoruba: kọ́lọkọ̀lọ

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English wyndynge, equivalent to wind +‎ -ing, from wind (“movement of air”), as the wind was used to assist turning.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪndɪŋ/

Verb[edit]

winding

  1. present participle of wind

Noun[edit]

winding (countable and uncountable, plural windings)

  1. The act or process of winding (turning a boat etc. around).

Derived terms[edit]

  • winding hole

Anagrams[edit]

  • dwining
Источник

обмотка, наматывание, поворот, изгиб, мотка, извилистый, витой, мотальный, петляющий

существительное ↓

- извилина, изгиб; поворот
- наматывание; намотка, перемотка

in winding — свитый, скрученный 
out of winding — развившийся, раскрутившийся; раскрученный 

- эл. обмотка
- горн. выдача на поверхность

прилагательное ↓

- извилистый; вьющийся; петляющий; зигзагообразный
- витой, спиральный

winding stairs — винтовая лестница 

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Словосочетания

a long and winding path through the woods — длинный и извилистый путь через лес  
the winding of the river — поворот реки  
a footpath winding through the garden — извилистая тропинка, бегущая по парку  
winding trail — извилистая дорога  
winding staircase — винтовая лестница  
winding narrative — бессвязный рассказ  
winding bend — излучина (реки)  
read winding — обмотка считывания  
right-hand winding — правая обмотка  
split winding — секционированная обмотка  
switchboard winding — станционная обмотка  
tapped winding — секционированная обмотка  

Примеры с переводом

The river is winding in its course. 

Река петляет в своём течении.

The driver carefully negotiated the winding road. 

Водитель осторожно пробирался по извилистой дороге.

They’re only winding you up. 

Они просто подначивают /дразнят/ тебя. (брит.)

We walked along a winding pathway. 

Мы шли по извилистой тропинке.

Winding roads are full of surprises. 

Извилистые дороги полны сюрпризов.

A winding staircase leads to the top of the lighthouse. 

На вершину маяка ведёт винтовая лестница.

Instead of winding down, investigations were being stepped up. 

Вместо того, чтобы прекратиться, расследования были ускорены.

We followed a winding path through the woods. 

Мы пошли через лес по извилистой тропинке.

Примеры, ожидающие перевода

The stream bifurcated into two narrow winding channels.  

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Возможные однокоренные слова

wind  — ветер, дыхание, дух, виток, ветровой, ветряной, духовой, заводить, наматывать
winder  — мотальная машина, мотальщик, заводной ключ, вьющееся растение
windless  — безветренный
winded  — обветренный, запыхавшийся
rewinding  — перемотка

Источник

Other forms: windings; windingly

Use the adjective winding to describe something with twists and turns, like a winding country road or a little winding mountain stream.

A path through the woods that has plenty of bends and curves in it is winding, and a river that curls and meanders down to the sea is also winding. The Beatles song «The Long and Winding Road» describes a twisting, indirect road. Winding has an Old English root, the word windan, which means «to turn, twist, or wind.»

Definitions of winding

  1. noun

    the act of winding or twisting

  2. adjective

    marked by repeated turns and bends

    “winding roads are full of surprises”

    synonyms:

    tortuous, twisting, twisty, voluminous

    crooked

    having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

  3. “a
    winding country road”

    synonyms:

    meandering, rambling, wandering

    indirect

    not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination

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Predictably, some contractors built long and winding railroads with subpar material.



Как и следовало ожидать, некоторые подрядчики построили длинные и извилистые железные дороги из некачественных материалов.


They help road users to easily navigate in the dark on such road sections as steep and winding turns, dangerous intersections.



Они помогают участникам дорожного движения легко ориентироваться в тёмное время суток на таких участках дороги, как крутые и извилистые повороты, опасные перекрёстки.


The narrow winding street flanked by brightly coloured houses with projecting balconies and red tiled roofs makes for a very picturesque sight.



Узкая извилистая улица, окруженная ярко окрашенными домами с выступающими балконами и красными черепичными крышами, создает очень живописный вид.


A long winding path ascends to the cemetery.



Длинная извилистая тропинка поднимается на кладбище.


Direct paths are replaced with winding paths, replacing clipped hedges came freely arranged group of plants.



Прямые дорожки они заменили извилистыми тропами; на смену подстриженной живой изгороди пришли свободно расположенные группы растений.


The road to the peak is a narrow and winding, it ends at a huge iron gate.



Дорога к вершине узкая и извилистая заканчивается огромными железными воротами.


Landscapes, surrounded by green valleys winding, and old villages make Umbria a region enchanted.



Нетронутые пейзажи, окруженные зеленью извилистых долин, и древние деревни делают Умбрию заколдованным регионом.


Its grid system and beautiful neo-classical Georgian style sits in contrast to the winding narrow streets of the Old Town.



Аккуратное расположение его улиц и великолепная архитектура в неоклассическом георгианском стиле контрастирует с извилистыми и узкими улицами Старого города.


On the left hand side of the palace is an English garden with winding paths commissioned by Duke Karl around 1800.



Слева от дворца расположен сад в английском стиле с извилистыми дорожками, заказанный в 1800 году Карлом.


Named after a famous winding pass in the Italian Alps, the Stelvio is perfect for carving up canyons.



Названный в честь известного извилистого перевала в итальянских Альпах, Стельвио идеально подходит для езды по каньонам.


The winding border between Pakistan and India is lit by security lights.



Извилистая граница между Пакистаном и Индией светится оранжевыми огнями.


Filament winding operations shall be computer or mechanically controlled.



Операцию по намотке жгута регулируют с помощью компьютера или механическими средствами.


The winding staircase leads to two open floors with 16 bells.



Круговая лестница приводит к двум открытым этажам, где и находятся 16 колоколов.


He traveled a winding path to reach those people.



Потом он двинулся в путь, чтобы сразиться с этими людьми.


Mainly used in electronic products winding protection and stationery.



З. Главным образом использовано в электронных продуктах замотки защиты и канцелярскими товарами.


It’s been on a winding path, but over…



Немного были нюансы по ходу, но над…


By reducing the number of turns of the primary winding, the power of the welding apparatus will increase.



За счет снижения количества витков первичной обмотки будет возрастать мощность аппарата для сварки.


A large amount of damage in the winding requires its complete replacement.



Значительное повреждение стекла вызывает необходимость его полной замены.


Electric power is applied to winding 76 suitable lead wires 82.



Электрическая энергия может подводиться к обмотке 76 через соответствующие выводные провода 82.


To reach the beach, you have to go through a long and winding road.



Чтобы добраться до пляжа, не нужно преодолевать долгий и изнурительный путь.

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1) мотать

2) заводной
3) извивание
4) извилистый
5) навивальный
6) навивание
7) навивка
8) навивной
9) навивочный
10) наматывание
11) наматывающий
12) намотка
13) намоточный
14) обмотка
15) сматывание
16) смотка
17) секционированный
18) виток
19) оборот
20) закручивание
21) извивающиися
22) изгиб
– armature winding
– banked winding
– basket winding
– bias winding
– bit t winding
– bit-write winding
– bobbin winding
– compensating winding
– control winding
– cop winding machinery
– cumulative winding
– damper winding
– distributed winding
– end winding
– excitation winding
– filament winding
– finish of a winding
– frog-leg winding
– full-pitch winding
– haphazard winding
– heel end winding
– high-voltage winding
– idle winding
– inhibit winding
– left-hand winding
– mush winding
– path of winding
– pie winding
– pile winding
– polyphase winding
– potential winding
– primary winding
– random winding
– read winding
– right-hand winding
– secondary winding
– shift winding
– split winding
– stagger winding
– start of a winding
– switchboard winding
– tapped winding
– tertiary winding
– winding cone
– winding connection
– winding drum
– winding frame
– winding lever
– winding machine
– winding machinery
– winding pitch
– winding spindle
– winding wheel
– word winding
– write winding

automatic winding machine — мотальный автомат


cocoon winding machine — кокономотальная машина


coil winding machine — станок намоточный, станок обмоточный


control power winding — силовая обмотка


double-faced winding machine — двусторонная мотальная машина


drop the winding in slots — укладывать обмотку в пазы


drum winding machine — горизонтальная мотальная машина


spindle winding machine — веретенная мотальная машина


winding depth indicator — показатель глубины подъема

WINDING CONE →← WINDFALL

Смотреть что такое WINDING в других словарях:

WINDING

[`waɪndɪŋ]извилина, изгиб, поворотхитрости, околичностинаматывание, намоткаобмоткакривая линия, кривой путьизвилистый; витой, спиральный; вьющийся; пет… смотреть

WINDING

1) виток 2) заводной 3) закручивание 4) извивание 5) извивающийся 6) извилистый 7) изгиб 8) мотать 9) навивальный 10) навивание 11) навивка 12) навивной 13) навивочный 14) наматывание 15) наматывающий 16) намотка 17) намоточный 18) обмотка 19) оборот 20) секционированный 21) сматывание 22) смотка • automatic winding machine — мотальный автомат cocoon winding machine — кокономотальная машина coil winding machine — станок намоточный, станок обмоточный control power winding — силовая обмотка double-faced winding machine — двусторонняя мотальная машина drop the winding in slots — укладывать обмотку в пазы drum winding machine — горизонтальная мотальная машина finish of a winding — конец обмотки spindle winding machine — веретенная мотальная машина start of a winding — начало обмотки winding depth indicator — показатель глубины подъема winding number of curve with respect to point — порядок кривой относительно точки (число оборотов вектора, соединяющего данную точку с точкой кривой при обходе кривой) — banked winding — basket winding — bias winding — bit-write winding — bobbin winding — compensating winding — cop winding machinery — cumulative winding — damper winding — filament winding — frog-leg winding — full-pitch winding — haphazard winding — heel end winding — high-voltage winding — idle winding — inhibit winding — left-hand winding — mush winding — path of winding — pie winding — pile winding — polyphase winding — potential winding — primary winding — random winding — read winding — right-hand winding — secondary winding — shift winding — split winding — stagger winding — switchboard winding — tapped winding — tertiary winding — winding class — winding cone — winding connection — winding frame — winding lever — winding number — winding pitch — winding spindle — winding wheel — word winding… смотреть

WINDING

Ⅰwinding [ˊwɪndɪŋ] pres. p. от wind Ⅰ, 2, 1), 2), 3) и 5)
Ⅱwinding [ˊwaɪndɪŋ]
1. pres. p. от wind Ⅰ, 2, 4) и wind Ⅱ, 2
2. n
1) изви́лина, изги́б, по… смотреть

WINDING

1. [ʹwaındın] n1. извилина, изгиб; поворот2. наматывание; намотка, перемоткаin winding — свитый, скрученныйout of winding — развившийся, раскрутившийся… смотреть

WINDING

winding: translationSynonyms and related words:aberrant, aberrative, ambages, ambagious, anfractuosity, anfractuous, bending, circuitous, circuitousnes… смотреть

WINDING

1. {ʹwaındın} n 1. извилина, изгиб; поворот 2. наматывание; намотка, перемотка in ~ — свитый, скрученный out of ~ — развившийся, раскрутившийся; ра… смотреть

WINDING

1) обмотка
2) виток
3) намотка
4) провод прошивки (ферритовой матрицы ) — DC winding — bias winding — bifilar winding — bit-sense winding — bit-write winding — bit-plane winding — bit winding — bucking winding — compensation winding — control winding — core plane winding — digit-plane winding — digit winding — double winding — drive winding — inhibit winding — input winding — interrogate winding — output winding — primary winding — print winding — read-out winding — read winding — selection winding — sense winding — sense-digit winding — shift winding — viewing winding — word winding — write drive winding — write winding… смотреть

WINDING

1. сущ. 1) извилина, изгиб, поворот The winding of the river. — Поворот реки. The windings of serpents. — Кольца змей. Syn: bend, curve 2) перен. мн. хитрости, околичности 3) наматывание, намотка in winding — свитый, скрученный out of winding — раскрученный, развитый Syn: reeling 4) эл. обмотка 5) кривая линия, кривой путь 2. прил. 1) извилистый; витой, спиральный; вьющийся; петляющий winding staircase — винтовая лестница winding horns — витые рога The river is winding in its course. — Река петляет в своем течении. Syn: sinuous, tortuous 2) бессвязный, хаотичный, беспорядочный winding narrative — бессвязный рассказ… смотреть

WINDING

1. обмотка; навивка; намотка
2. изгиб
3. обмоточный провод
— winding up
* * *обмотка; намотка; изгиб; виток* * *1) наматывание; намотка; виток
2) из… смотреть

WINDING

1) эл. обмотка 2) виток 3) намотка, наматывание 4) изгиб 5) провод прошивки (ферритовой матрицы) • — armature winding — bias winding — bifilar winding — bucking winding — compensating winding — control winding — current winding — damper winding — drive winding — excitation winding — field winding — forward tape winding — high-speed winding — input power winding — input winding — low-speed winding — output winding — phase winding — polyphase winding — potential winding — power winding — primary winding — rotor winding — secondary winding — self-excitation winding — stator winding — supply winding… смотреть

WINDING

1) эл. обмотка
2) виток
3) намотка, наматывание
4) изгиб
5) провод прошивки (ферритовой матрицы)
•
— armature winding- bias winding- bifilar winding- bucking winding- compensating winding- control winding- current winding- damper winding- drive winding- excitation winding- field winding- forward tape winding- high-speed winding- input winding- input power winding- low-speed winding- output winding- phase winding- polyphase winding- potential winding- power winding- primary winding- rotor winding- secondary winding- self-excitation winding- stator winding- supply winding… смотреть

WINDING

winding 1. [ʹwaındın] n 1. извилина, изгиб; поворот 2. наматывание; намотка, перемотка in ~ — свитый, скрученный out of ~ — развившийся, раскрутивши… смотреть

WINDING

обмотка- armature winding- bar winding- control winding- field winding- primary winding- pull-in winding- secondary winding* * *зигзаг* * *• 1) проветр… смотреть

WINDING

обмотка; намотка; виток- wire windingАнгло-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык.С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова.1995.

WINDING

1. adjзвивистий; кручений; спіральнийwinding staircase — кручені сходи2. n1) звивина, згин, поворот2) намотування3) ел. обмотка

WINDING

Намотка- centric winding- emulsion-in winding- emulsion-out winding- soft winding- web winding

WINDING

winding: translation adj.
Winding is used with these nouns: ↑drive, ↑driveway, ↑lane, ↑mechanism, ↑passage, ↑path, ↑river, ↑road, ↑staircase, ↑street, … смотреть

WINDING

1. n 1) звивина, згин; поворот; 2) намотування, перемотування; in ~ скручений; 3) ел. обмотування, обмотка; 4) гірн. видача нагора; 2. adj 1) звивистий; виткий; зигзагоподібний; 2) витий, спіральний, кручений; ~ stairs кручені сходи; ♦ ~ engine гірн. піднімальна машина, підйомник…. смотреть

WINDING

• Twisty, as a road • Of springs • Form into a wreath • Wrap or coil around • Extend in curves and turns • To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spir… смотреть

WINDING

winding: translationthe threads used to attach the runners and guides on a fly or other fishing rodthread wraps used to attach stripping guides and sna… смотреть

WINDING

• выдача на поверхность
• выдача руды на поверхность
• выдача угля или руды на поверхность
• выдача угля на поверхность

WINDING

1) обмотка 2) намотка; навивка • — bias winding — commutating winding — cosine winding — dc winding — disk winding — gate winding — multiplex wave winding — reading winding — sense winding — simplex wave winding — write winding… смотреть

WINDING

n електр.обмотка•- primary winding- secondary winding

WINDING

1виток2извилина3виток; завод (часов, хронометра); оборот

WINDING

Згиннавитка (електр.)поворотобмоткаобертвиток

WINDING

перемотка (напр. электрода-проволока)

WINDING

(n) выдача на поверхность; извилина; изгиб; наматывание; намотка; обмотка; перемотка; поворот

WINDING

1) обмотка 2) виток 3) намотка 4) провод прошивки ( ферритовой матрицы )

WINDING

n. извилина, изгиб, поворот, наматывание, мотание, мотка, обмотка

WINDING

adj. извилистый, витой, спиральный, петляющий, мотальный

WINDING

изгиб, обвитие
Англо-русский медицинский словарь.2012.

WINDING

Намотка.
Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии.2010.

WINDING

згиннавитка (електр.)
поворот
обмотка
оберт
виток

WINDING

спіральний, намотування, зворот, кручений, обмотка

WINDING BARREL

бочка барабана* * *1) вал ворота
2) барабан лебёдки
* * *• барабан лебедки
• бочка барабана
• вал ворота

WINDING BOY

n (sl) 1. мужчина, пользующийся большим успехом у женщин 2. неутомимый любовник

WINDING COLLECTOR

накопитель витков катанки (после охлаждения катанки в витках за прокатным станом)

WINDING DRUM

— wind-up drum намоточный барабан, наматывающий барабан

WINDING DRUM

= wind-up drum намоточный барабан, наматывающий барабан

WINDING DRUM

наматывающий барабан лебёдки* * *наматывающий барабан ([i]/i])* * *наматывающий барабан

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023

wind•ing 
(wīn′ding),USA pronunciation n. 

  1. the act of a person or thing that winds.
  2. a bend, turn, or flexure.
  3. a coiling, folding, or wrapping, as of one thing about another.
  4. something that is wound or coiled, or a single round of it.
  5. Electricity
    • a symmetrically laid, electrically conducting current path in any device.
    • the manner of such coiling:a series winding.

adj.

  1. bending or turning;
    sinuous.
  2. spiral, as stairs.
  • bef. 1050; Middle English (noun, nominal), Old English windung (noun, nominal); see wind2, —ing1, —ing2

wind′ing•ly, adv. 
wind′ing•ness, n. 

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winding /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/ n

  1. a curving or sinuous course or movement
  2. anything that has been wound or wrapped around something
  3. a particular manner or style in which something has been wound
  4. a curve, bend, or complete turn in wound material, a road, etc
  5. (often plural) devious thoughts or behaviour: the tortuous windings of political argumentation
  6. one or more turns of wire forming a continuous coil through which an electric current can pass, as used in transformers, generators, etc
  7. another name for wind2
  8. a coil of tubing in certain brass instruments, esp the French horn

adj

  1. curving; sinuous: a winding road


ˈwindingly adv

WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023

wind1 /n. wɪnd, Literary waɪnd; v. wɪnd/USA pronunciation  
n. 

  1. Meteorologyair in natural motion, esp. strong motion: [countable]high winds.[uncountable]occasional gusts of wind.
  2. Music and Dance winds, [plural]
    • wind instruments.
    • players of such instruments.

  3. breath or breathing:[uncountable]He had to stop running and catch his wind.
  4. a hint:[uncountable]They caught wind of a scandal.
  5. empty talk;
    mere words:[uncountable]His speech was a lot of wind.
  6. [uncountable] gas generated in the stomach and intestines.

v. [~ + object]

  1. to make short of breath:[usually passive]He was winded after the long race.

Idioms

  1. Idioms how or which way the wind blows or lies, what the tendency or likely direction of events will be:Don’t take sides in the argument just yet; let’s wait and see which way the wind blows.
  2. Idioms in the wind, about to occur or happen:Change is very definitely in the wind.
  3. Idioms take the wind out of one’s sails, to destroy one’s confidence or self-assurance.

wind2 /waɪnd/USA pronunciation  
v., wound /waʊnd/USA pronunciation  or (Rare) wind•ed /ˌwaɪndɪd/USA pronunciation ;
wind•ing, n. 
v.

  1. to have or take a curving or twisting course or direction;
    meander: [no object]The road winds a bit and then straightens out.[~ + object]He wound his way down the path.
  2. to wrap, coil, or twine around (something):[~ + object]winding thread on a spool.
  3. to tighten the spring of:[~ + object]She wound the clock.
  4. wind down, [no object]
    • to bring or come to a gradual end:After a busy week the conference began to wind down.
    • to calm down;
      relax:You need a vacation in order to wind down.

  5. wind up:
    • to (cause to) come to an end or conclusion: [no object]The meeting wound up at about 4:30.[~ + object + up]Let’s wind this meeting up.
    • [no object] to arrive in a place or situation as a result of a course of action:to wind up in jail.
    • to make tense or nervous;
      excite: [~ + up + object]All the excitement wound up the kids.[~ + object + up]wound them up so much (that) they couldn’t sleep.

n. [countable]

  1. a single turn, twist, or bend.

wind•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023

wind1 
(n. wind, Literary wīnd;v. wind),USA pronunciation n. 

  1. Meteorologyair in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth’s surface:A gentle wind blew through the valley. High winds were forecast.
  2. Meteorologya gale;
    storm;
    hurricane.
  3. any stream of air, as that produced by a bellows or fan.
  4. Music and Danceair that is blown or forced to produce a musical sound in singing or playing an instrument.
  5. Music and DanceSee wind instrument. 
  6. Music and Dancewind instruments collectively.
  7. Music and Dance the winds, the members of an orchestra or band who play the wind instruments.
  8. breath or breathing:to catch one’s wind.
  9. the power of breathing freely, as during continued exertion.
  10. any influential force or trend:strong winds of public opinion.
  11. a hint or intimation:to catch wind of a stock split.
  12. air carrying an animal’s odor or scent.
  13. AstronomySee solar wind. 
  14. empty talk;
    mere words.
  15. vanity;
    conceitedness.
  16. gas generated in the stomach and intestines.
  17. Sport[Boxing Slang.]the pit of the stomach where a blow may cause a temporary shortness of breath;
    solar plexus.
  18. Geographyany direction of the compass.
  19. a state of unconcern, recklessness, or abandon:to throw all caution to the winds.
  20. between wind and water:
    • Nautical(of a ship) at or near the water line.
    • in a vulnerable or precarious spot:In her profession one is always between wind and water.

  21. break wind, to expel gas from the stomach and bowels through the anus.
  22. how the wind blows or lies, what the tendency or probability is:Try to find out how the wind blows.Also, which way the wind blows. 
  23. Nautical in the teeth of the wind, sailing directly into the wind;
    against the wind. Also, in the eye of the wind, in the wind’s eye. 
  24. in the wind, about to occur;
    imminent;
    impending:There’s good news in the wind.
  25. off the wind:
    • away from the wind;
      with the wind at one’s back.
    • Nautical(of a sailing vessel) headed into the wind with sails shaking or aback.

  26. Naval Terms on the wind, as close as possible to the wind. Also, on a wind. 
  27. sail close to the wind:
    • NauticalAlso, sail close on a wind. to sail as nearly as possible in the direction from which the wind is blowing.
    • to practice economy in the management of one’s affairs.
    • to verge on a breach of propriety or decency.
    • to escape (punishment, detection, etc.) by a narrow margin;
      take a risk.

  28. take the wind out of one’s sails, to surprise someone, esp. with unpleasant news;
    stun;
    shock;
    flabbergast:She took the wind out of his sails when she announced she was marrying someone else.

v.t.

  1. to expose to wind or air.
  2. to follow by the scent.
  3. to make short of wind or breath, as by vigorous exercise.
  4. to let recover breath, as by resting after exertion.

v.i.

  1. to catch the scent or odor of game.
  • bef. 900; Middle English (noun, nominal), Old English; cognate with Dutch, German Wind, Old Norse vindr, Gothic winds, Latin ventus

    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Wind, air, zephyr, breeze, blast, gust refer to a quantity of air set in motion naturally.
      Wind applies to any such air in motion, blowing with whatever degree of gentleness or violence.
      Air, usually poetical, applies to a very gentle motion of the air.
      Zephyr, also poetical, refers to an air characterized by its soft, mild quality. A breeze is usually a cool, light wind.
      Blast and gust apply to quick, forceful winds of short duration; blast implies a violent rush of air, often a cold one, whereas a gust is little more than a flurry.
    • 16.See corresponding entry in Unabridged flatulence.



wind2 
(wīnd),USA pronunciation v., wound or (Rare) wind•ed (wīn′did);USA pronunciation wind•ing;
 n. 
v.i.

  1. to change direction;
    bend;
    turn;
    take a frequently bending course;
    meander:The river winds through the forest.
  2. to have a circular or spiral course or direction.
  3. to coil or twine about something:The ivy winds around the house.
  4. to proceed circuitously or indirectly.
  5. to undergo winding or winding up.
  6. to be twisted or warped, as a board.

v.t.

  1. to encircle or wreathe, as with something twined, wrapped, or placed about.
  2. to roll or coil (thread, string, etc.) into a ball, on a spool, or the like (often fol. by up).
  3. to remove or take off by unwinding (usually fol. by off or from):She wound the thread off the bobbin.
  4. to twine, fold, wrap, or place about something.
  5. to make (a mechanism) operational by tightening the mainspring with a key (often fol. by up):to wind a clock; to wind up a toy.
  6. to haul or hoist by means of a winch, windlass, or the like (often fol. by up).
  7. to make (one’s or its way) in a bending or curving course:The stream winds its way through the woods.
  8. to make (one’s or its way) by indirect, stealthy, or devious procedure:to wind one’s way into another’s confidence.
  9. wind down:
    • to lessen in intensity so as to bring or come to a gradual end:The war is winding down.
    • to calm down;
      relax:He’s too excited tonight to wind down and sleep.

  10. wind up:
    • to bring to a state of great tension;
      excite (usually used in the past participle):He was all wound up before the game.
    • to bring or come to an end;
      conclude:to wind up a sales campaign.
    • to settle or arrange in order to conclude:to wind up one’s affairs.
    • to become ultimately:to wind up as a country schoolteacher.
    • Sport[Baseball.](of a pitcher) to execute a windup.

n.

  1. the act of winding.
  2. a single turn, twist, or bend of something wound:If you give it another wind, you’ll break the mainspring.
  3. a twist producing an uneven surface.
  4. out of wind, (of boards, plasterwork, etc.) flat and true.
  • bef. 900; Middle English winden, Old English windan; cognate with Dutch, German winden, Old Norse vinda, Gothic -windan; akin to wend, wander

wind3 
(wīnd, wind),USA pronunciation v.t., wind•ed or wound, wind•ing. 

  1. to blow (a horn, a blast, etc.).
  2. to sound by blowing.
  3. to signal or direct by blasts of the horn or the like.
  • 1375–1425; late Middle English; special use of wind1

WInd,

  1. West Indian.

Also, W.Ind. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

wind /wɪnd/ n

  1. a current of air, sometimes of considerable force, moving generally horizontally from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
  2. chiefly poetic the direction from which a wind blows, usually a cardinal point of the compass
  3. air artificially moved, as by a fan, pump, etc
  4. a trend, tendency, or force: the winds of revolution
  5. informal a hint; suggestion: we got wind that you were coming
  6. something deemed insubstantial: his talk was all wind
  7. breath, as used in respiration or talk: you’re just wasting wind
  8. (often used in sports) the power to breathe normally: his wind is weak
    See also second wind
  9. a wind instrument or wind instruments considered collectively
  10. (often plural) the musicians who play wind instruments in an orchestra
  11. (modifier) of, relating to, or composed of wind instruments: a wind ensemble
  12. an informal name for flatus
  13. the air on which the scent of an animal is carried to hounds or on which the scent of a hunter is carried to his quarry
  14. between wind and water ⇒ the part of a vessel’s hull below the water line that is exposed by rolling or by wave action
  15. any point particularly susceptible to attack or injury
  16. break wind ⇒ to release intestinal gas through the anus
  17. get the wind up, have the wind up ⇒ informal to become frightened
  18. have in the wind ⇒ to be in the act of following (quarry) by scent
  19. how the wind blows, how the wind lies, which way the wind blows, which way the wind lies ⇒ what appears probable
  20. in the wind ⇒ about to happen
  21. three sheets in the wind ⇒ informal intoxicated; drunk
  22. in the teeth of the wind, in the eye of the wind ⇒ directly into the wind
  23. into the wind ⇒ against the wind or upwind
  24. off the wind ⇒ away from the direction from which the wind is blowing
  25. on the wind ⇒ as near as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
  26. put the wind up ⇒ informal to frighten or alarm
  27. raise the wind ⇒ Brit informal to obtain the necessary funds
  28. sail close to the wind, sail near to the wind ⇒ to come near the limits of danger or indecency
  29. to live frugally or manage one’s affairs economically
  30. take the wind out of someone’s sails ⇒ to destroy someone’s advantage; disconcert or deflate

vb (transitive)

  1. to cause (someone) to be short of breath: the blow winded him
  2. to detect the scent of
  3. to pursue (quarry) by following its scent
  4. to cause (a baby) to bring up wind after feeding by patting or rubbing on the back
  5. to expose to air, as in drying, ventilating, etc

Etymology: Old English wind; related to Old High German wint, Old Norse vindr, Gothic winds, Latin ventus

ˈwindless adj

wind /waɪnd/ vb (winds, winding, wound)

  1. often followed by around, about, or upon: to turn or coil (string, cotton, etc) around some object or point or (of string, etc) to be turned etc, around some object or point: he wound a scarf around his head
  2. (transitive) to twine, cover, or wreathe by or as if by coiling, wrapping, etc; encircle: we wound the body in a shroud
  3. (transitive) often followed by up: to tighten the spring of (a clockwork mechanism)
  4. (transitive) followed by off: to remove by uncoiling or unwinding
  5. (usually intr) to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course: the river winds through the hills
  6. (transitive) to introduce indirectly or deviously: he is winding his own opinions into the report
  7. (transitive) to cause to twist or revolve: he wound the handle
  8. (tr; usually followed by up or down) to move by cranking: please wind up the window

n

  1. a single turn, bend, etc: a wind in the river
  2. Also called: winding a twist in a board or plank


See also wind down, wind upEtymology: Old English windan; related to Old Norse vinda, Old High German wintan (German winden)

ˈwindable adj

wind /waɪnd/ vb (winds, winding, winded, wound)

  1. (transitive) poetic to blow (a note or signal) on (a horn, bugle, etc)

Etymology: 16th Century: special use of wind1

‘winding‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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