wound (noun)

  • 121cine-film — noun photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera • Syn: ↑motion picture film, ↑movie film • Hypernyms: ↑film, ↑photographic film • Hyponyms: ↑sound film …

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  • 122contagious abortion — noun an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings • Syn: ↑brucellosis, ↑Bang s disease • Hypernyms: ↑zoonosis, ↑zoonotic disease * * * noun 1. : bruce …

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  • 123electric clock — noun a clock using a small electric motor • Hypernyms: ↑clock • Part Meronyms: ↑electric motor * * * noun : any of various clocks operated by electricity: a. : a clock having a spring or weighted arm that is wound at regular intervals by an… …

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  • 124field winding — noun the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine • Syn: ↑field coil • Hypernyms: ↑coil * * * noun : the winding of the field magnet of a dynamo or motor * * * /wuyn… …

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  • 125French knot — noun a stitch made by looping the thread several times around the needle before inserting it into the fabric • Hypernyms: ↑sewing stitch, ↑embroidery stitch * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized F : a decorative stitch made by winding the thread… …

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  • 126scar tissue — noun the connective tissue that forms a scar; consists of fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars • Hypernyms: ↑connective tissue • Hyponyms: ↑adhesion * * * noun : the connective tissue forming a scar and composed chiefly of… …

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  • 127spiral bandage — noun an oblique bandage in which successive turns overlap preceding turns • Hypernyms: ↑oblique bandage * * * noun : a bandage wound in oblique turns around an extremity see bandage illustration …

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  • 128spiral spring — noun a spring that is wound like a spiral • Hypernyms: ↑spring • Hyponyms: ↑hairspring * * * noun : a spring consisting of a wire coiled usually in a flat spiral or in a helix * * * a form of spring consisting of a wire coiled in a helix. See… …

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