wind-onadj.
/ˈwʌɪndɒn/, U.S. /ˈwaɪndˌɔn/, /ˈwaɪndˌɑn/ Photography.
Designating or pertaining to (part of) the mechanism for advancing a film to the next position.
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wind-on1963
1963 Listener 31 Jan. 198/2 As for the camera..the wind-on mechanism jammed.
1976 J. McClure Rogue Eagle vi. 101 Oeloefse removed a sliver of film from behind the wind-on spool.
Draft additions 1993
Also as n., the function performed by this mechanism.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > action of taking photograph > [noun] > advance film to next position
film advance1912
wind-on1986
1986 Practical Photography Aug. 36 (advt.) Automatic exposure. Automatic wind-on.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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