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Meaning of miswind | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
mɪsˈwaɪnd

Definitions

To wind incorrectly.

Examples

“Furthermore, it will help to prevent ribbon failures because of miswinding, etc. which result from distortion of the fabric when one side of the ribbon receives more wear than the other.”
“New protection for the film itself with cartridges that thread automatically, are permanently labeled, never miswound or misfiled.”
“There is no need to touch the film, so it is protected from dirt, fingerprints, wear and tear, and from unwinding or miswinding.”
“Miswinding a layer ( i.e., not having the same number of turns in each layer ) will also result in an error on the order of Anₒ .”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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