miswind

present singular third person miswinds · participle present miswinding · participle past miswound · past miswound

1. To wind incorrectly.

   There is no need to touch the film, so it is protected from dirt, fingerprints, wear and tear, and from unwinding or miswinding.

   1982, Ralph J. Folcarelli, Arthur C. Tannenbaum, Ralph C. Ferragamo, The Microform Connection: A Basic Guide for Libraries, page 28

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   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.

   1964, Journal of Data Management, page 45

   New protection for the film itself with cartridges that thread automatically, are permanently labeled, never miswound or misfiled.

   1968, Journal of Library Automation - Volumes 1-2, page 148

   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 .

   1983, Fiber Optic and Laser Sensors, page 270

plural miswinds

1. An instance of miswinding.

   If one should get a miswind it is then possible to get the film out, in the darkroom, and start again.

   1944, The Amateur Photographer & Cinematographer - Volume 94, page 477

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   It should be noted that power was not shut off gradually as with the Ward-Leonard system, the essential difference being that, with the Ward-Leonard system, the gradual shutting-off of the power was a natural part of the operation of each wind; whereas, with the three-phase engine or with the steam-winder it was rather to be regarded as an emergency application, and consequently there were certain advantages in impressing this fact on the driver's mind by making him have to reset the trips after a miswind of this nature .

   1915, Federated Institution of Mining Engineers - Volume 49, page 370

   The cobwebbed wound yarn may slough off at the nose, but such a miswind definitely means broken thread when it occurs at the base.

   1953, Textile Industries - Volume 117, page 169

   Inferior fabrics can cause miswinds and jam ups which can impair the proper functioning of the machine through breakage and misadjustment, bringing on costly repairs and unnecessary maintenance.

   1964, Journal of Data Management, page 45