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coil Definition
(n)
a
structure
consisting
of
something
wound
in
a
continuous
series
of
loops
; "
a
coil
of
rope
"
(n)
a
round
shape
formed
by
a
series
of
concentric
circles
(n)
a
transformer
that
supplies
high
voltage
to
spark
plugs
in
a
gasoline
engine
(n)
a
contraceptive
device
placed
inside
a
woman
''
s
womb
(n)
tubing
that
is
wound
in
a
spiral
(n)
reactor
consisting
of
a
spiral
of
insulated
wire
that
introduces
inductance
into
a
circuit
(v)
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)
make
without
a
potter
''
s
wheel
; "
This
famous
potter
hand
-
builds
all
of
her
vessels
"
(v)
wind
around
something
in
coils
or
loops
coil Synonyms
coil
curl
curlicue
gyrate
gyre
hand-build
handbuild
helix
loop
ringlet
roll
scroll
spiral
volute
whorl
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