coil
noun
- 1
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
a coil of rope
- 2
reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
- 3
tubing that is wound in a spiral
- 4
a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
- 5
a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
- 6
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
verb
- 1
wind around something in coils or loops
- 2
make without a potter's wheel
This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels
- 3
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
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