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wownde — wownd(e obs. ff. wound n. and v … Useful english dictionary
wound — wound1 woundedly, adv. woundingly, adv. /woohnd/; Older Use and Literary /wownd/, n. 1. an injury, usually involving division of tissue or rupture of the integument or mucous membrane, due to external violence or some mechanical agency rather… … Universalium
shunt-wound — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : wound so that the armature winding and field winding are in parallel a shunt wound direct current generator * * * shunt winding. /shunt wownd /, adj. Elect. noting a motor or a generator that has the field circuit connected … Useful english dictionary
compound-wound — compound winding /wuyn ding/. /kom pownd wownd /, adj. Elect. noting an electric device in which part of the field circuit is in parallel with the armature circuit and part is in series with it. * * * … Universalium
series-wound — /sear eez wownd /, adj. Elect. noting a commutator motor in which the field circuit and armature circuit are connected in series. Cf. shunt wound. [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
shunt-wound — shunt winding. /shunt wownd /, adj. Elect. noting a motor or a generator that has the field circuit connected in parallel with the armature winding. Cf. series wound. [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
sidewind — /suyd wuynd /, v.i., sidewound / wownd/ or (Rare) sidewinded, sidewinding. to move like a sidewinder. [1925 30; back formation from SIDEWINDER] * * * … Universalium
unwound — /un wownd /, v. pt. and pp. of unwind. * * * … Universalium
wire-wound resistor — /wuyeur wownd /, Elect. a resistor consisting of a wire with a high resistance wound in a coil around a cylindrical core of insulating material. Also, wirewound resistor. * * * … Universalium
compound-wound — /ˈkɒmpaʊnd waʊnd/ (say kompownd wownd) adjective (of an electric commutator) having the main magnetic field provided by a combination of two field windings, one in shunt with the armature, the other in series with it …
