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Curved vs Winding - What's the difference?

curved | winding |

As adjectives the difference between curved and winding

is that curved is having a curve or curves while winding is twisting, turning or sinuous.

As verbs the difference between curved and winding

is that curved is (curve) while winding is or winding can be .

As a noun winding is

something wound around something else or winding can be the act or process of winding (turning around).

curved

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a curve or curves.

    • Antonyms

    * straight

    Synonyms

    * (having a curve) ** (for two-dimensional shapes) bent, hooked ** (for three-dimensional shapes) rounded * (having curves) curvy, sinuous, tortuous, wavy

    Verb

    (head)
  • (curve)

    • winding

    English

    (wikipedia winding)

    Etymology 1

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    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • something wound around something else
  • the manner in which something is wound
  • one complete turn of something wound
  • (electrical) a length of wire wound around the core of an electrical transformer

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • twisting, turning or sinuous
  • spiral or helical

    • Etymology 2

    , as the wind was used to assist turning.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • the act or process of winding (turning around)

    • Derived terms

    (Winding hole) * winding hole

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