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Meaning of coil
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coil
n 1: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous
series of loops; "a coil of rope" [syn: {coil}, {spiral},
{volute}, {whorl}, {helix}]
2: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as
formed by leaves or flower petals) [syn: {coil}, {whorl},
{roll}, {curl}, {curlicue}, {ringlet}, {gyre}, {scroll}]
3: a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a
gasoline engine
4: a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
5: tubing that is wound in a spiral
6: reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that
introduces inductance into a circuit
v 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" [syn: {gyrate}, {spiral}, {coil}]
2: make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-
builds all of her vessels" [syn: {handbuild}, {hand-build},
{coil}]
3: wind around something in coils or loops [syn: {coil}, {loop},
{curl}] [ant: {uncoil}]
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