Feedback
Coil
Your browser does not support the audio element.
Meaning
Noun
●
Something
wound
in the form of a
helix
or spiral.
●
Any
intrauterine device
(abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
●
In Electronics:
A
coil
of
electrically
conductive
wire
through which
electricity
can flow.
●
A
cylinder
of clay.
●
Entanglement; perplexity.
●
A
noise
,
tumult
,
bustle
, or turmoil.
●
Abbreviation of
chemical
oxygen-iodine laser.
Verb
●
To
wind
or
reel
e.g. a
wire
or
rope into
regular
rings
, often around a centerpiece.
●
To
wind
into
loops
(roughly) around a common center.
●
To
wind
cylindrically
or spirally.
●
To
build
a
pot
(etc) with
clay
coils.
●
To
encircle
and
hold
with, or
as if
with, coils.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
coil
English
coillir
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
colligere
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Wire
Winding
Cylinder
Tube
Filament
Circuit
Motor
Pipe
Conductor
Rotor
Spool
Capacitor
Cable
Transformer
Condenser
Stator
Rod
Windings
Armature
Compressor
Solenoid
Electrode
Inductor
Loop
Nozzle
Shaft
Resistor
Magnet
Electromagnet
Diode
Piston
Antenna
Blade
Connector
Wick
Valve
Hose
Bulb
Generator
Current
Beam
Pump
Battery
Barrel
Voltage
Plate
Actuator
Socket
Screw
Needle
Transducer
Fuse
Radiator
Pole
Bolt
Transistor
Relay
Magnetic Field
Permanent Magnet
More
Rhymes
Oil
Roil
Coil
Toil
Boil
Foil
Soil
Moil
Moel
Broil
Boyle
Spoil
Thoil
Hoyle
Choil
Moile
Recoil
Assoil
Despoil
Embroil
More
Join 10 million students and professionals writing 70% faster at QuillBot.com
Start writing better