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Winding vs Flexuous - What's the difference?

winding | flexuous |

As adjectives the difference between winding and flexuous

is that winding is twisting, turning or sinuous while flexuous is winding from side to side; sinuous.

As a verb 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).

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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    flexuous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • winding from side to side; sinuous