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Meaning of "wind machine" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF WIND MACHINE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WIND MACHINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wind machine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WIND MACHINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wind machine

The wind machine is a specialist musical instrument used to produce the sound of wind. One type uses an electric fan with wooden slats added to produce the required sound. More frequently, a wooden drum equipped with wooden rods and a handle is rubbed against a weighted canvas when the handle is turned, making a swooshing sound. Classic works that use the instrument: ▪ Ringo Starr, on the Beatles' song I Want You ▪ Gioachino Rossini: The Barber of Seville ▪ Richard Strauss: Don Quixote, Eine Alpensinfonie, Die ägyptische Helena, Die Frau ohne Schatten ▪ Richard Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer ▪ Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sinfonia antartica ▪ Ferde Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite ▪ Olivier Messiaen: Des canyons aux étoiles…, Saint François d'Assise and Éclairs sur l'au-delà… ▪ Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, L'enfant et les sortilèges ▪ Giacomo Puccini...

Definition of wind machine in the English dictionary

The definition of wind machine in the dictionary is a machine used, esp in the theatre, to produce wind or the sound of wind.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WIND MACHINE

behind · blind · combined · contained · determined · find · Ind · kind · lined · mind · one-of-a-kind · pinned · remind · Sind · stained · sustained · tinned · trained · undefined · wind

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WIND MACHINE

wind chimes · wind cone · wind deflector · wind down · wind farm · wind gap · wind gauge · wind generator · wind harp · wind instrument · wind power · Wind River Range · wind rose · wind scale · wind shake · wind shear · wind sleeve · wind surge · wind tee · wind tunnel

WORDS THAT END LIKE WIND MACHINE

answering machine · automated teller machine · chine · coffee machine · drum machine · fax machine · flying machine · life-support machine · machine · milling machine · poker machine · propaganda machine · sewing machine · shine · simple machine · slot machine · tape machine · time machine · vending machine · voting machine · washing machine

Synonyms and antonyms of wind machine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wind machine» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF WIND MACHINE

Find out the translation of wind machine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of wind machine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wind machine» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

风力机
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

máquina de viento
570 millions of speakers
en

English

wind machine
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

हवा मशीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

آلة الرياح
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

ветер машина
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

máquina de vento
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বায়ু মেশিন
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

éolienne
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Mesin angin
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Windmaschine
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

風機
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

바람 기계
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Mesin angin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

máy gió
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

காற்று இயந்திரம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

वारा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Rüzgar makinesi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

macchina del vento
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Maszyna wiatr
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

вітер машина
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

masina de vânt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανεμομηχανή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wind masjien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vindmaskin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vindmaskin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wind machine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WIND MACHINE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wind machine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WIND MACHINE»

Discover the use of wind machine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wind machine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Professor Flougle and the Flougle Wind Machine
Two kids share an adventure with a famous inventor and his quirky staff.
Darren Parchmann, 2005
2
Wind Power: Renewable Energy for Home, Farm, and Business, ...
If it's line-quality power you want, then a wind machine with an induction generator may be suitable. Related to how you plan to use the wind system is why you want it in the first place. If you want a wind machine principally to tinker with (sure, ...
Paul Gipe, 2004
3
Anatomy of the Orchestra
WIND MACHINE AND THUNDER MACHINE The so-called 'kitchen' department of the orchestra has already been seen to have broad enough shoulders to embrace all sorts of instruments that, not being struck, are patently not percussion in ...
Norman Del Mar, 1983
4
Power From the Wind: Achieving Energy Independence
Suppose that you mount a wind machine (foolishly, we might add), at 18 feet (5.5 meters) above the ground surface on the grass-covered plains of Kansas. Let's suppose that you meas- ure the output when the wind is blowing at eight miles ...
Dan Chiras, Mick Sagrillo, Ian Woofenden, 2013
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Small Wind: Planning and Building Successful Installations
CHAPTER THREE It must be remembered that a wind machine is a machine just like a car, tractor, refrigerator, or copy machine; it has many parts; and there are many different choices where each is designed to meet the various needs and ...
R. Nolan Clark, 2013
6
The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy: Achieving Energy ...
Achieving Energy Independence Through Solar, Wind, Biomass and Hydropower Dan Chiras. that the wind machine that produces 1,000 watts at the lowest wind speed would be the best buy. But not so. Not in this case. To make a decision, ...
Dan Chiras, 2006
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WIND ENERGY: THEORY AND PRACTICE
Combining electrical power developed by wind machine as a function of wind speed and wind speed frequency distribution described by Weibull parameters for the site, the annual average power for the machine is given by, P : et-Q.) _ et- Q.) ...
SIRAJ AHMED, 2011
8
Energy: Powering the Past, Present, and Future
A typical horizontal wind machine stands as tall as a 20-story building and has three blades that span 200 feet (61 m) across. The largest wind machines in the world have blades longer than a football field (300 feet or 91.4 m). Wind machines ...
Julie Kerr Casper, 2007
9
Library of Congress Subject Headings
... instruments industry Wind loads USE Wind-pressure Wind machine (Musical instrument) (May Subd Geog) UF Aeoliphone BT Musical instruments Wind machine and unspecified instrument music USE Duets (Wind machine and unspecified ...
Library of Congress, 2006
10
Energy in Farm Production
Wind machines and heaters Approximately 37 stack heaters per hectare (15 per acre) are evenly spaced around the area protected by the wind machine, except none should be placed within 30 m (100 ft) of the base of the machine. Crawford  ...
R.C. Fluck, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WIND MACHINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wind machine is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Weta West Coast Championships - Full blast at the Wind Machine
The final race of the day was the whopper, and as we rounded the weather mark, the Gorge wind machine turned to full blast. I waited for Bruce and Tim to round ... «Sail World, Jul 15»
2
Maine students learn the ropes of the 'wind machines'
Anna Sprague, a sail trainee aboard the Picton Castle, lowers the anchor light at sunrise off the coast of Gloucester, Mass. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer. «Press Herald, Jul 15»
3
Disney's Pocahontas Has Been Painting with All the Colors of the …
The flowing "wind machine" hair isn't accurate either, according to the article: She would have more likely had a shaved head with a single braid. «People Magazine, Jun 15»
4
A Wind Machine You Can Call Home
Whereas most turbines use spinning blades to turn the kinetic energy of wind into mechanical energy that generates power, the Windwheel cuts out the middle ... «Popular Science, Jun 15»
5
Department of Energy: Taller turbines would bring wind energy to …
The U.S. Department of Energy reported that Florida could exploit wind energy by installing super-tall wind machines called turbines. So far, wind energy is ... «Orlando Sentinel, May 15»
6
BACK IN THE DAY: Wind machine predated iconic desert turbines
Convinced he could turn wind into electricity, Oliver traversed the eastern San Gorgonio Pass ... In late 1926, he began construction of Oliver's Wind Machine. «Press-Enterprise, Apr 15»
7
New Zealand wind machine is now available in U.S.
A portable wind machine developed and manufactured in New Zealand is now being distributed in the United States by Chamberlin Agriculture. The machines ... «Good Fruit Grower, Apr 15»
8
The Sonoran Wind Machine cranks up
Easterly winds today peak around 20 MPH, with 25-35 MPH wind gusts possible by late Friday morning. Daytime highs reach the upper 60's this afternoon under ... «KVOA Tucson News, Mar 15»
9
Many uses seen for portable wind machine
A portable wind machine that could revolutionize frost protection and evaporative cooling was among the latest machinery displayed at the annual gathering of ... «Capital press, Dec 14»
10
Joan Rivers on Her Own Funeral: 'I Want It to Be Hollywood All the …
And I want a wind machine so that even in the casket my hair is blowing just like Beyonce's. (Immediately after her funeral sketch in the book, Rivers turns to the ... «Hollywood Reporter, Sep 14»
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