coil

[Coil]

A coil is a spiral shape or a series of circles, each one inside another. You might see a coil of rope on a dock or coils of hair in a fancy hairdo.

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To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing.

Noun
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"

Noun
reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit

Noun
tubing that is wound in a spiral

Noun
a contraceptive device placed inside a woman''s womb

Noun
a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine

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Noun
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles

Verb
wind around something in coils or loops

Verb
make without a potter''s wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels"

Verb
to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

v. t.
To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing.

v. t.
To encircle and hold with, or as with, coils.

v. i.
To wind itself cylindrically or spirally; to form a coil; to wind; -- often with about or around.

n.
A ring, series of rings, or spiral, into which a rope, or other like thing, is wound.

n.
Fig.: Entanglement; toil; mesh; perplexity.

n.
A series of connected pipes in rows or layers, as in a steam heating apparatus.

n.
A noise, tumult, bustle, or confusion.

Coil

Coil (koil), v.t. [imp. & p. p. Coiled (koild); p. pr. & vb. n. Coiling.] [OF. coillir, F. cueillir, to collect, gather together, L. coligere; col- + legere to gather. See Legend, and cf. Cull, v. t., Collect.] 1. To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing. 2. To encircle and hold with, or as with, coils. [Obs. or R.] T. Edwards.

Coil

Coil, v. i. To wind itself cylindrically or spirally; to form a coil; to wind; -- often with about or around.

You can see his flery serpents . . . Coiting, playing in the water.

Coil

Coil, n. 1. A ring, series of rings, or spiral, into which a rope, or other like thing, is wound.

The wild grapevines that twisted their coils from trec to tree.

2. Fig.: Entanglement; toil; mesh; perplexity. 3. A series of connected pipes in rows or layers, as in a steam heating apparatus. Induction coil. (Elec.) See under Induction. -- Ruhmkorff's coil (Elec.), an induction coil, sometimes so called from Ruhmkorff , a prominent manufacturer of the apparatus.

Coil

Coil, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. goil fume, rage.] A noise, tumult, bustle, or confusion. [Obs.] Shak.

To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing.

To wind itself cylindrically or spirally; to form a coil; to wind; -- often with about or around.

A ring, series of rings, or spiral, into which a rope, or other like thing, is wound.

A noise, tumult, bustle, or confusion.

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