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coil

UK/koj(ə)l/ US/kɔɪl/ uncommon informal obsolete rare slang
verb (3) noun (6)

verb

1.

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”
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2.

make without a potter''s wheel

  • “This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels”
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3.

wind around something in coils or loops

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noun

1.

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

  • “a coil of rope”
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2.

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

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3.

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

4.
5.

tubing that is wound in a spiral

6.

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

Origin

From Middle English coilen, from Old French coillir, cuillir (“to gather, pluck, pick, cull”) (modern French cueillir), from Latin colligō (“to gather together”), past participle collectus, from com- (“together”) + legō (“to gather”); compare legend. Doublet of cull.

Phrases

  • alpine coil
  • audio coil
  • blowout coil
  • choking coil
  • coil gun
  • coil spring
  • coil up
  • coil whine
  • coil winder

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