Word Information

Coil

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Definitions for Coil

noun
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
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Examples
  1. a coil of rope
noun
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
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noun
a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
noun
a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
noun
tubing that is wound in a spiral
noun
reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
verb
to wind or move in a spiral course
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Examples
  1. the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action
  2. black smoke coiling up into the sky
  3. the young people gyrated on the dance floor
verb
make without a potter's wheel
Synonyms
handbuild hand-build
Examples
  1. This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels
verb
wind around something in coils or loops
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