rotation vs winding

rotation and winding both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rotation	Yes	No	No	No
winding	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, winding is a hyponym of rotation; that is, winding is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rotation:

rotation (noun)	winding (noun)
the act of rotating as if on an axis	the act of winding or twisting
a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)
a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
(mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin

rotation (adjective)	winding (adjective)
	marked by repeated turns and bends
	of a path e.g.