Winders Steps with radiating risers and thus narrowing treads.
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Winders may be used in combination with straight stairs to turn the direction of the stairs. This allows for a large number of permutations.
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The introduction of winders in geometrical staircases brings about awkward complications in the curve of the handrail and strings, for the width of the winding steps at the handrail being much less than that of the fliers, ...
Wheeling step - A stair winder
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W. M. Watt and R. B. Winder, AI-Madina', Encyclopaedia of Islam new edn., 5: 994-1007, 1986.
A. Youssef, 'Al Haramain: a development study', in Hajj in Focus, ed. Z. I. Khan and Y. Zaki. London 1986.
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Newel stair: ascending round a central supporting newel called a spiral stair or vice when in a circular shaft, winder when in a rectangular compartment. (Winder also applies to the steps on the turn).
newel - the supporting upright pillar around which winding steps, or winders, are supported; typically found in cathedral and castle architecture of the Middle Ages.
niche (Fr. a nest) - a recess in a wall for the reception of a statue.
A step on a curved or turning section of a stair.Winder stairA stair in a rectangular compartment with a central supporting newel.Wrenaissance
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Ramp - A slope joining two different levels. Or part of a staircase handrail which rises at a steeper angle than normal, usually where winders are used.
Tread - the horizontal surface of each step. The going is the same thing, but is properly measured as the horizontal difference between successive nosings.
Winder - a tread which is wider at one end.
 See also: Architecture, House, Newel, Bracket, Timber
  
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