Wind

What “Wind” means

Noun

1. Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
2. Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
3. The ability to breathe easily.
4. News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip.
5. A tendency or trend.

Verb

1. To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
2. To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.
3. To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.
4. To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
5. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.

Verb

1. To turn coils (of a cord or something similar) around something.
2. To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism.
3. To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
4. To travel or follow a path with numerous curves.
5. To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter at will; to regulate; to govern.

Noun

1. The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English wynd, wind, from Old English wind (“wind”), from Proto-West Germanic *wind, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥tos (“wind”), from earlier *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“wind”), derived from the present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Cognates Cognate with Yola weend, wyeene (“wind”), North Frisian win, winj (“wind”), Saterland Frisian Wíend (“wind”), West Frisian wyn (“wind”), Alemannic German wend, wind, winn, wénn (“wind”), Bavarian bint, Wind (“wind”), Cimbrian and Mòcheno bint (“wind”), Dutch wind (“wind”), German and German Low German Wind (“wind”), Luxembourgish Wand (“wind”), Yiddish ווינט (vint, “wind”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish vind (“wind”), Faroese and Icelandic vindur (“wind”), Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (winds, “wind”), Latin ventus (“wind”), Welsh gwynt (“wind”), Sanskrit वात (vā́ta, “wind”), Russian ве́тер (véter, “wind”

From Middle English wynden, from Old English windan, from Proto-Germanic *windaną. Compare West Frisian wine, Low German winden, Dutch winden, German winden, Danish vinde, Walloon windea. See also the related term wend.

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• Wind Electric Power Generation