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• wind instrument — /wind/ a musical instrument sounded by the breath or other air current, as the trumpet, trombone, clarinet, or flute. [1575 85] * * * ▪ music Introduction       any musical instrument that uses air as the primary vibrating medium for the… …   Universalium

• Wind It Up — Single par Gwen Stefani extrait de l’album The Sweet Escape Sortie 31 octobre 2006 (Amérique du Nord) décembre 2006(monde) Enregistrement 2005 Durée 3:09 …   Wikipédia en Français

• Wind wave model — NOAA Wavewatch III 120 hour Forecast for the North Atlantic In fluid dynamics, wind wave modeling describes the effort to depict the sea state and predict the evolution of the energy of wind waves using numerical techniques. These simulations… …   Wikipedia

• Wind power — Wind power: worldwide installed capacity [1] …   Wikipedia

• Wind farm — Royd Moor Wind Farm in England …   Wikipedia

• Wave (audience) — Stadium crowd performing the wave at the Confederations Cup 2005 in Frankfurt The wave (North American) or the Mexican wave (outside North America) is an example of metachronal rhythm achieved in a packed stadium when successive groups of… …   Wikipedia

• wind — wind1 n. /wind/, Literary /wuynd/; v. /wind/, n. 1. air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth s surface: A gentle wind blew through the valley. High winds were forecast. 2. a gale; storm; hurricane. 3. any …   Universalium

• wave — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by to) move a hand etc. to and fro in greeting or as a signal (waved to me across the street). b tr. move (a hand etc.) in this way. 2 a intr. show a sinuous or sweeping motion as of a flag, tree, or a cornfield… …   Useful english dictionary

• Wave — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by to) move a hand etc. to and fro in greeting or as a signal (waved to me across the street). b tr. move (a hand etc.) in this way. 2 a intr. show a sinuous or sweeping motion as of a flag, tree, or a cornfield… …   Useful english dictionary

• Wave-formed ripples — [ water ripple marks in sandstone, Moenkopi Formation, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah] In sedimentology, wave formed ripples or wave formed ripple marks are a feature of sediments (sandstones, limestones, siltstones) and dunes. These ripple… …   Wikipedia

• wave power — ▪ energy       electrical energy generated by harnessing the up and down motion of ocean waves. Wave power is typically produced by floating turbine platforms. However, it can be generated by exploiting the changes in air pressure occurring in… …   Universalium