(a.) Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous.
(n.) A turn or turning; a bend; a curve; flexure; meander; as, the windings of a road or stream.
(n.) A line- or ribbon-shaped material (as wire, string, or bandaging) wound around an object; as, the windings (conducting wires) wound around the armature of an electric motor or generator.