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Type of musical instrument
The wind machine (also called an aeoliphone or aelophon) is a friction idiophone used to produce the sound of wind for orchestral compositions and musical
Wind_machine
Powered mechanical device
macromolecules, such as molecular machines. Machines can be driven by animals and human power, by natural forces such as wind and water, and by chemical, thermal
Machine
Machine for winding yarn etc onto a spool
A winding machine or winder is a machine for wrapping string, twine, cord, thread, yarn, rope, wire, ribbon, tape, etc. onto a spool, bobbin, reel, etc
Winding_machine
Lowering of body temperature due to the passing flow of lower-temperature air
atmosphere. The measurement of wind chill is called wind chill index or wind chill factor. The most common measurement is the wind chill temperature and its
Wind_chill
Machine that makes use of wind energy
A windmill is a machine operated by the force of wind acting on vanes or sails to mill grain (gristmills). Windmills were used throughout the high medieval
Windmill
Wind power has been used as long as humans have put sails into the wind. Wind-powered machines used to grind grain and pump water – the windmill and wind
History_of_wind_power
Electrical power generation from wind
Wind power is the use of wind energy to generate useful work. Historically, wind power was used by sails, windmills and windpumps, but today it is mostly
Wind_power
Natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface
Wind is the natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface. Winds occur on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens
Wind
Device to generate electricity from wind
current wind machines. In the autumn of 1941, the first megawatt-class wind turbine was synchronized to a utility grid in Vermont. The Smith–Putnam wind turbine
Wind_turbine
365 metre (1,198 ft) tall wind turbine in Germany
Schipkau GICON Wind Turbine is a wind turbine that was built near Schipkau, Brandenburg, Germany, between Klettwitz-North and Klettwitz-South wind farms. Schipkau
Schipkau_GICON_Wind_Turbine
Coating or deposit of ice
PMID 16662618. wind machine references: http://www.fao.org/3/y7223e/y7223e0d.htm ; https://extension.psu.edu/orchard-frost-protection-with-wind-machines ; http://www
Frost
Wind farm in California, United States
The San Gorgonio Pass wind farm is a wind farm that stretches from the eastern slope of the San Gorgonio Pass, near Cabazon, to North Palm Springs, on
San_Gorgonio_Pass_wind_farm
exterior scenes, and other natural phenomena. These include the fog machine, wind machine, and storm towers. These devices were also employed in live showings
Lightning_machine
Wind tunnel which moves air up in a vertical column
A vertical wind tunnel (VWT) is a wind tunnel that moves air up in a vertical column. Unlike standard wind tunnels, which have test sections that are
Vertical_wind_tunnel
Experimental wind-powered vehicle
experimental wind-powered vehicle, built in 2010 to demonstrate that it is possible for such a vehicle to go directly downwind faster than the wind (sometimes
Blackbird (wind-powered vehicle)
Blackbird_(wind-powered_vehicle)
of the Italian cities. A wind machine was shown with flying acrobats performing an aerial ballet. This was a vertical wind tunnel that blew the acrobats
2006 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
2006_Winter_Olympics_closing_ceremony
Type of vertical axis wind turbine
whereas the blades of a HAWT use lift. Historically the earliest known wind machine was made by the Persians and it was the panemone design, consisting of
Panemone_windmill
Process of defining the form of wind turbine systems
ideal wind-energy extraction machine, the fundamental laws of conservation of mass and energy allowed no more than 16/27 (59.3%) of the wind's kinetic
Wind_turbine_design
Machine used for studying the effects of air moving around objects
research, as part of the effort to develop heavier-than-air flying machines. The wind tunnel reversed the usual situation. Instead of the air standing still
Wind_tunnel
1967 single by Simon Dupree and the Big Sound
recorded at Abbey Road in London using unconventional instruments such as a wind machine and included a spoken interlude in Chinese, composed of "sweet nothings"
Kites_(song)
2013 Japanese film by Hayao Miyazaki
The Wind Rises (Japanese: 風立ちぬ, Hepburn: Kaze Tachinu; lit. 'The Wind Has Risen') is a 2013 Japanese animated historical drama film written and directed
The_Wind_Rises
Communication between devices
Prognostics Technique For Wind Farms," ed: Google Patents, 2012. E. R. Lapira, "Fault detection in a network of similar machines using clustering approach
Machine_to_machine
1939 film by Victor Fleming
Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American epic historical romance film adapted from the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. It was produced by David O. Selznick
Gone_with_the_Wind_(film)
Song from the Disney film Pocahontas (1995)
"Colors of the Wind" is a song written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz for Walt Disney Pictures' 33rd animated feature film Pocahontas
Colors_of_the_Wind
Mechanical device that changes the direction or magnitude of a force
A simple machine is a mechanical device that changes the direction or magnitude of a force. In general, they can be defined as the simplest mechanisms
Simple_machine
Downslope wind due to a high-density air
A katabatic wind (named from Ancient Greek κατάβασις (katábasis) 'descent') is a downslope wind caused by the flow of an elevated, high-density air mass
Katabatic_wind
Strongest direction of wind on a region of Earth's surface
wind or dominant wind in a region of the Earth's surface is a surface wind that blows predominantly from a particular direction. The dominant winds are
Prevailing_winds
Group of wind turbines
A wind farm, also called a wind park or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. Wind farms vary
Wind_farm
Difference in wind speed or direction over a short distance
Wind shear (/ʃɪər/; also written windshear), sometimes referred to as wind gradient, is a difference in wind speed and/or direction over a relatively short
Wind_shear
1984 film by Hayao Miyazaki
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is a 1984 Japanese animated post-apocalyptic fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on his 1982
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film)
Nausicaä_of_the_Valley_of_the_Wind_(film)
Tambour Taxi horn Temple blocks Thunder machine Thundersheet Triangle Vibraslap Whistle Wind chime Wind machine Wood block Snare Drum Bass Drum Cymbals
List of percussion instruments by type
List_of_percussion_instruments_by_type
Applied science and research
canals, and the Roman aqueduct. Early machines were powered by humans and animals, then later by wind. Machines of war were invented for siegecraft. In
Engineering
filming due to the presence of devices that produce noise, such as wind machines. Dubbing, wherein actors read their lines in a studio setting to match
Wild_track
Graphic tool used by meteorologists
A wind rose is a diagram used by meteorologists to give a succinct view of how wind speed and direction are typically distributed at a particular location
Wind_rose
Wind turbines in marine locations for electricity production
Offshore wind power or offshore wind energy is the generation of electricity through wind farms in bodies of water, usually at sea. Due to a lack of obstacles
Offshore_wind_power
Canadian film director (1876–1944)
innovations in film production, including artificial light for interiors, the wind machine, double exposures, and shooting at night. MacRae is best known to film
Henry_MacRae
Electric motor
used in wind turbines. Doubly fed electric machines are also used in variable-speed pumped-storage hydropower plants. Additionally, DFIG-based wind turbines
Doubly_fed_electric_machine
American musical group
Earth, Wind & Fire (abbreviated as EW&F or EWF) is an American band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969. Their music spans multiple genres, including
Earth,_Wind_&_Fire
2002 video game
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is a 2002 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. An installment in The Legend
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker
Empirical measure describing wind speed based on observed conditions
empirical measure that relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land. Its full name is the Beaufort wind force scale. It was devised in
Beaufort_scale
Dutch offshore wind farm in the North Sea
2015-02-08 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 8 February 2015 "First offshore wind service vessel from Ulstein Verft launched". Offshore Wind Industry. 28 April
Gemini_Wind_Farm
United States electrical power research program
at 8 m/s wind speed. A speed increaser stepped up the 40 r/min of the turbine to drive an 1800 r/min generator. The power output of the machine was regulated
NASA_wind_turbines
Archived 2017-10-01 at the Wayback Machine Power Technology. Retrieved: 27 October 2010. Alpha Ventus (Germany) offshore wind farm 4C . Retrieved: 19 August
List of offshore wind farms in Germany
List_of_offshore_wind_farms_in_Germany
2006 film by Ken Loach
The Wind That Shakes the Barley is a 2006 war drama film directed by Ken Loach, set during the Irish War of Independence (1919–1921) and the Irish Civil
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (film)
The_Wind_That_Shakes_the_Barley_(film)
Offshore wind farm off the coast of Cumbria, England
Walney Wind Farms are a group of offshore wind farms 9 miles (14 km) west of Walney Island off the coast of Westmorland and Furness, England, in the Irish
Walney_Wind_Farm
the largest offshore wind farms that are currently operational rated by nameplate capacity. It also lists the largest offshore wind farms currently under
List_of_offshore_wind_farms
Warm wind that blows up a steep slope
An anabatic wind, from the Greek anabatos, verbal noun of anabainein meaning "moving upward", is a warm wind which blows up a steep slope or mountain side
Anabatic_wind
1915 symphonic poem by Richard Strauss
in the violins), flashes of lightning (in the piccolo), the use of a wind machine, and suggestions of darkness (through the use of a descending scale motive
An_Alpine_Symphony
China Wind Systems, Inc. (Public, OTC:CWSI) is composed of two wholly owned subsidiaries, Wuxi Huayang Dye Machine Co., Ltd. (Huayang Dye) and Wuxi Huayang
China_Wind_Systems
Orchestral work by Olivier Messiaen
percussionists, consists of Messiaen's own invented instrument the geophone, 1 wind machine, 1 thunder sheet, 1 gong, 1 set of tuned gongs, 1 set of tubular bells
Des_canyons_aux_étoiles...
2016 composition by Airat Ichmouratov
stormy sea. He felt that the wind machine was the perfect instrument to represent the storm, with its sound suggesting wind blowing over the waves and adding
Youth_Overture
German cluster of offshore wind farms in the North Sea
Gode Wind 1, 2, and 3 are offshore wind farms located north-west of Norderney in the German sector of North Sea. They are owned by Ørsted. All three are
Gode_Wind_Farm
Class of idiophones that produce sound through friction
harmonica Glass harp Terpodion/melodion Verrophone Wind machine "Idiophone", Music.VT.edu at the Wayback Machine (archived October 17, 2012) "SVH Classification"
Friction_idiophone
Gaming computer by Valve
The Steam Machine is a small form factor gaming computer by Valve, designed to operate SteamOS and the digital Steam storefront, and provide a home game
Steam_Machine
rebates for wind power. These rebates funded the first major use of wind power for utility electric power. These machines, gathered in large wind parks such
Wind power in the United States
Wind_power_in_the_United_States
Novel by George R. R. Martin
The Winds of Winter is the planned sixth and penultimate novel of the epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire by American writer George R. R. Martin
The_Winds_of_Winter
Archived 11 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine p. 35. Parliament of Australia (19 February 2010). Operating wind farms by Commonwealth Electoral Division
List of wind farms in Australia
List_of_wind_farms_in_Australia
American wind turbine manufacturer
GE Wind is a division of GE Vernova. The company manufactures and sells wind turbines to the international market. In 2018, GE Wind was the fourth largest
GE_Wind
offshore wind farm Horns Rev 1 Archived 2010-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Horns Rev Offshore Wind Farm Vattenfall Horns Rev 1 Middelgrunden Wind Turbine
List of offshore wind farms in Denmark
List_of_offshore_wind_farms_in_Denmark
Proposed offshore wind farm in Massachusetts, US
The Cape Wind Project was a proposed offshore wind energy project on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States. It
Cape_Wind
Germany Wind power in the United Kingdom Wind power in Denmark Wind power in the Netherlands Wind power in Belgium Wind power in France Wind power in
List of offshore wind farms in the North Sea
List_of_offshore_wind_farms_in_the_North_Sea
German offshore wind farm in the North Sea
Alpha Ventus Offshore Wind Park (formerly known as Borkum West Offshore Wind Park) is Germany’s first offshore wind farm. It is situated in the North
Alpha Ventus Offshore Wind Farm
Alpha_Ventus_Offshore_Wind_Farm
Type of musical instrument that produces a sound by being hit
Parai Rototom Snare drum Tabla Thavil Timpani Tom-tom Lion's roar Urumi Wind machine Most instruments known as chordophones are defined as string instruments
Percussion_instrument
Scotland The world's first electricity generating wind turbine was a battery charging machine installed in July 1887 by Scottish academic James Blyth
Wind power in the United Kingdom
Wind_power_in_the_United_Kingdom
Wind farm in Texas, USA
The Roscoe Wind Farm near Roscoe, Texas is one of the world's largest-capacity wind farms. With 627 wind turbines and a total installed capacity of 781
Roscoe_Wind_Farm
Electricity from wind in one U.S. state
Wind power in Texas, a portion of total energy in Texas, consists of 198 wind farms, which together have a total nameplate capacity of over 40,000 MW
Wind_power_in_Texas
Group of Danish offshore wind farms in the North Sea
Horns Rev is an offshore wind farm in Danish waters in the North Sea. The wind farm was built in three phases, the first coming online in 2002, the second
Horns_Rev_Offshore_Wind_Farm
Group of several wind farms in central China
Gansu Wind Farm Project or Jiuquan Wind Power Base is a group of large wind farms under construction in western Gansu province in China. The Gansu Wind Farm
Gansu_Wind_Farm
Short symphonic suite by Ferde Grofé
theme of the piece. Sand Storm – another atonal movement featuring a wind machine with a final coda recapitulating the main dramatic theme. The total length
Death_Valley_Suite
2008 Torchwood episode
audience sees is "great big wind machines and camera lights". Anthony Lewis described the wind machine used as "the biggest wind machine I've ever seen in my
To_the_Last_Man_(Torchwood)
Dry downslope wind in the lee of mountains
is a type of dry, relatively warm downslope wind in the lee of a mountain range. It is a rain shadow wind that results from the subsequent adiabatic warming
Foehn_wind
Feature of the southeast French region
en 2003 Local Mediterranean winds Archived 2007-09-22 at the Wayback Machine Name of Winds Tramuntane at ggweather.com Wind rose at the Catalan Government
Winds_of_Provence
Company based in Riga, Latvia
performances around the world. A milestone in vertical wind tunnel history was the 'Wind Machine' at the closing ceremonies of the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics
Aerodium
Danish offshore wind power wind farm
Anholt Offshore Wind Farm is a Danish offshore wind power wind farm in the Kattegat, between Djursland and Anholt island. With a nameplate capacity of
Anholt_Offshore_Wind_Farm
Wind in areas near the Adriatic Sea
northerly to north-easterly katabatic wind in areas near the Adriatic Sea. Similar nomenclature is used for north-eastern winds in other littoral areas of eastern
Bora_(wind)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up winder in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Winder may refer to: Winding machine, a machine for wrapping string, twine, cord, thread, yarn, rope
Winder
Renewable energy company specializing in wind power
wind/engine distributed energy systems, which were distributed in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and beyond North America. One of Jacobs' early machines was
Jacobs_Wind
1979 studio album by the Residents
original music, a new sound." Spin called it "an album-length threnody for wind machine and invented language". The Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed Eskimo "a
Eskimo_(album)
Rate at which air moves from high- to low-pressure areas
In meteorology, wind speed, or wind flow speed, is a fundamental atmospheric quantity caused by air moving from high to low pressure, usually due to changes
Wind_speed
that holds and winds the fiberglass on the rotating mandrel. The difference between the continuous and discontinuous filament winding machine is the area
Discontinuous filament winding machine
Discontinuous_filament_winding_machine
wind turbine in Pickering, Ontario. At the time of its construction, it was one of the largest wind turbines in North America, a 117-metre high wind machine
OPG_7_commemorative_turbine
Wayback Machine "Arklow Bank Wind Park | SSE Renewables". www.sserenewables.com. Retrieved 2023-09-22. "Clarus Offshore Wind Farm – Clarus Offshore Wind Farm"
List of wind farms in the Republic of Ireland
List_of_wind_farms_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland
Strong wind
strong wind; the word is typically used as a descriptor in nautical contexts. The U.S. National Weather Service defines a gale as sustained surface wind moving
Gale
River in Wyoming, United States
Plan: Wind/Bighorn Rivers[dead link] U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Wind/Bighorn River Drainage Archived 2007-02-06 at the Wayback Machine Wind River
Wind_River_(Wyoming)
Wind farm off the coast of Kent, England
The Thanet Wind Farm (also sometimes called Thanet Offshore Wind Farm) is an offshore wind farm 7 miles (11 km) off the coast of Thanet district in Kent
Thanet_Wind_Farm
Danish manufacturing business
LM Wind Power (formerly LM Glasfiber) is a Danish manufacturer of wind turbine blades, and a subsidiary of GE Vernova. LM Wind Power was founded in 1940
LM_Wind_Power
1975 studio album by Count Basie and Orchestra
Heat's On" – 2:47 "Midnight Freight" – 6:08 "Give 'M Time" – 6:07 "The Wind Machine" – 3:08 "Tall Cotton" – 5:50 All music by Sammy Nestico. Count Basie
Basie_Big_Band
was a pioneer in developing commercial wind power during the 1970s, and today a substantial share of the wind turbines around the world are produced by
Wind_power_in_Denmark
Wind farm in the North Sea
Greater Gabbard is a 504 MW wind farm, built on sandbanks 23 kilometres (14 mi) off the coast of Suffolk in England at a cost of £1.5 billion. It was completed
Greater_Gabbard_wind_farm
1994–1995 novel by Haruki Murakami
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (ねじまき鳥クロニクル, Nejimakidori Kuronikuru) is a novel published in 1994–1995 by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. The American translation
The_Wind-Up_Bird_Chronicle
Machine BWEA. Retrieved: 7 November 2010. Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm (United Kingdom) 4C . Retrieved: 7 November 2010. Ormonde (UK) offshore wind farm
List of offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea
List_of_offshore_wind_farms_in_the_Irish_Sea
Casino in Auberry, California
by the Big Sandy Rancheria Band of Western Mono Indians. Mono Wind features slot machines and the Broken Arrow Restaurant. The casino is open 24 hours
Mono_Wind_Casino
Surface waves generated by wind on open water
dynamics, a wind wave, or wind-generated water wave, is a surface wave that occurs on the free surface of bodies of water as a result of the wind blowing
Wind_wave
1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell
Gone with the Wind is a novel by American writer Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. The story is set in Clayton County and Atlanta, both in Georgia
Gone_with_the_Wind_(novel)
Wind turbines of unconventional design
Unconventional wind turbines are those that differ significantly from the most common types in use. As of 2024[update], the most common type of wind turbine
Unconventional_wind_turbines
Instrumental and/or vocal music group
wind instruments) or group instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles (e.g., string quartet) or wind ensembles (e.g., wind
Musical_ensemble
– acquired the wind turbine business of Fuji Heavy Industries in 2012 Japan Steel Works (Japan) Machine Sazi Arak (Iran) Mingyang Wind Power (China) Mitsubishi
List of wind turbine manufacturers
List_of_wind_turbine_manufacturers
2000 studio album by Soul-Junk
Bones Ezekiel – 37:1-28 Jason Crane: Trumpet Pall Jenkins: Musical Saw, wind machine Nathan Poage: Drums Evona Waschinski: Upright bass Sweet to my Soul (White
1956_(album)
Renewable energy technology in Scotland
Wind power is the fastest-growing renewable energy technology in Scotland, with 17.7 gigawatts (GW) of installed wind power capacity by Q2 2025. This
Wind_power_in_Scotland
South Korean webtoon
Wind Breaker (Korean: 윈드브레이커) is a South Korean manhwa released as a webtoon written and illustrated by Yongseok Jo. It was serialized via Naver Corporation's
Wind_Breaker_(manhwa)
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Wynn.Americanized spelling of German Wein.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Kind; Find
Boy/Male
English
Lives by the linden tree.
Girl/Female
Norse
A giant.
Male
English
Short form of English Winfred and Winifred, both WIN means "holy reconciliation," and other names beginning with Win-.Â
Boy/Male
Hindu
Auspicious mahurat, Moment especially for  performing rituals
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places named Wing in Buckinghamshire and Rutland. The former was probably named in Old English as the settlement of the Wiwingas ‘the family or followers of a man named Wiwa’, or alternatively perhaps ‘the people of the temple’ (from a derivative of Old English wīg, wēoh ‘(pre-Christian) temple’). The latter is from Old Norse vengi, a derivative of vangr ‘field’. Compare Wang.Dutch (van Wing) : variant of Winge.Chinese : variant of Rong 2.
Boy/Male
Scandinavian
From the Island of the Wends (the Wends were an ancient Scandinavian tribe).
Girl/Female
German
Snake.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Jamaican
Full of Wind; Windy; Blustery; Breezy
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Wynn.Variant of Welsh Gwynn.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English wild ‘wild’, ‘uncontrolled’ (Old English wilde), hence a nickname for a man of violent and undisciplined character, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of overgrown uncultivated land.English : habitational name from a place named Wyld, as for example in Berkshire and Dorset, both named from Old English wil ‘trap’, ‘snare’.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : cognate of 1, from Middle High German wilde, wilt, German wild ‘wild’, also used in the sense ‘strange’, ‘foreign’, and therefore in some cases a nickname for an incomer.
Boy/Male
Welsh English
Handsome.
Girl/Female
Indian
India, Female deer
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a pathway, alleyway, or road, Old English (ge)wind (from windan ‘to go’).English, German, and Danish : nickname for a swift runner, from Middle English wind ‘wind’, Middle High German wint ‘wind’, also ‘greyhound’.German : variant of Wendt.Swedish : ornamental name from vind ‘wind’, or a habitational name from a place named with this element.
Surname or Lastname
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German kint, German Kind ‘child’, hence a nickname for someone with a childish or naive disposition, or an epithet used to distinguish between a father and his son. In some cases it may be a short form of any of various names ending in -kind, a patronymic ending of Jewish surnames.Dutch : variant spelling of Kint, cognate with 1, also found in such forms as ’t Kind and compounds such as Jongkind.English : nickname from Middle English kind (Old English gecynde) in any of its many senses: ‘legitimate’, ‘dutiful’, ‘benevolent’, ‘loving’, ‘gracious’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a nickname for a shy or short-sighted person, from Old English wand ‘mole’. Compare Want.German : occupational name for a weaver or cloth cutter, from a reduced form of Middle High German gewant ‘cloth’, ‘garment’. Compare Wander 2.German : topographic name from Middle High German want ‘wall’, ‘steep rock’, ‘precipice’.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a glove maker, from Middle Dutch wante ‘glove’.
Surname or Lastname
English (central and northern)
English (central and northern) : nickname for a gentle or timid person, from Middle English, Old English hind ‘female deer’.English and Scottish : variant of Hine ‘servant’, with excrescent -d.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Wild Wind
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Winch.
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