Meander vs Winding - What's the difference?
meander | winding | Synonyms |
A winding, crooked, or involved course.
* Sir R. Blackmore
A tortuous or intricate movement.
Fretwork.
(math) A self-avoiding closed curve which intersects a line a number of times.
To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.
To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.
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
the act or process of winding (turning around)
Meander is a synonym of winding.
As nouns the difference between meander and winding
is that meander is a winding, crooked, or involved course while winding is something wound around something else or winding can be the act or process of winding (turning around).As verbs the difference between meander and winding
is that meander is to wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate while winding is or winding can be .As an adjective winding is
twisting, turning or sinuous.meander
English
Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
(wikipedia meander) (en noun)- the meanders of an old river, or of the veins and arteries in the body
- While lingering rivers in meanders glide.
Derived terms
* meander belt * meanderer * meandering * meanderian * meanderic * meanderiform * meanderine * meander line * meander loop * meandrous * meandryVerb
(en verb)- The stream meandered through the valley.
- (Dryton)