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Winding vs Contortion - What's the difference?

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Winding is a related term of contortion.


As nouns the difference between winding and contortion

is that winding is something wound around something else or winding can be the act or process of winding (turning around) while contortion is the act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself.

As a verb winding

is or winding can be .

As an adjective winding

is twisting, turning or sinuous.

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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    contortion

    English

    (wikipedia contortion)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself.
  • A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.

    • Derived terms

    * contortionist