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Coil

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Noun

1. coil, helix, spiral, volute, whorl

a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

Example Sentences:
'a coil of rope'

2. coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl

a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

3. coil

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

4. coil

a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb

5. coil

tubing that is wound in a spiral

6. coil

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

Verb

7. coil, gyrate, spiral

to wind or move in a spiral course

Example Sentences:
'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'

8. coil, hand-build, handbuild

make without a potter's wheel

Example Sentences:
'This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels'

9. coil, curl, loop

wind around something in coils or loops

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Coil

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verb
1. 
to wind or gather (ropes, hair, etc) into loops or (of rope, hair, etc) to be formed in such loops
2. (intransitive)
to move in a winding course
noun
3. 
something wound in a connected series of loops
4. 
a single loop of such a series
5. 
an arrangement of pipes in a spiral or loop, as in a condenser
6. 
an electrical conductor wound into the form of a spiral, sometimes with a soft iron core, to provide inductance or a magnetic field
See also induction coil
7. 
an intrauterine contraceptive device in the shape of a coil
8. 
the transformer in a petrol engine that supplies the high voltage to the sparking plugs
noun
the troubles and activities of the world (in the Shakespearean phrase this mortal coil)

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Coil

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verb transitive
1. 
to wind or gather (rope, a hose, etc.) into a circular or spiral form
verb intransitive
2. 
to wind around and around
3. 
to move in a winding course
noun
4. 
anything wound or gathered into a series of rings or a spiral
5. 
such a series of rings or a spiral
6. 
a single turn of a coiled figure
7. 
a series of connected pipes in rows or coils
8. 
a roll of postage stamps for use in a dispenser or vending machine; also, a stamp from such a roll
9.  Electricity
a spiral or loop of wire or other conducting element used as an inductor, heating element, etc.
noun
Archaic
commotion; turmoil

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Coil

see synonyms of coil
n.
1.
a. A series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding: a coil of rope; long coils of hair.
b. An individual spiral or ring within such a series.
2. A spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes, as in a radiator.
3. Electricity
a. A wound spiral of two or more turns of insulated wire, used to introduce inductance into a circuit.
b. Any of various devices of which such a spiral is the major component.
4. A roll of postage stamps prepared for use in a vending machine.
v. coiled, coil·ing, coils
v.tr.
1. To wind in concentric rings or spirals.
2. To wind into a shape resembling a coil.
v.intr.
1. To form concentric rings or spirals.
2. To move in a spiral course: black smoke coiling up into the sky.
n.
A disturbance; a fuss.

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