coil
1. [ verb ] 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"
Synonyms: spiral gyrate
Examples:

"the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

Related terms: turn spiral gyration
2. [ noun ] a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
Synonyms: volute whorl helix spiral
Examples:

"a coil of rope"

Related terms: structure hank gyrate
3. [ verb ] make without a potter's wheel
Synonyms: hand-build handbuild
Examples:

"This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels"

Related terms: shape
4. [ noun ] (physics,electricity) a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
Related terms: transformer
5. [ noun ] (sexuality) a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
Related terms: contraceptive
6. [ noun ] a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
Synonyms: whorl curlicue curl ringlet gyre scroll roll
Related terms: round_shape corolla verticil calyx roll roll_out roll
7. [ verb ] wind around something in coils or loops
Synonyms: curl loop
Related terms: uncoil wind
8. [ noun ] (chemistry) tubing that is wound in a spiral
Related terms: tube condenser
9. [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 9353
10. [ noun ] (physics) reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
Related terms: reactor astatic_coils field_coil induction_coil primary_coil choke read/write_head secondary_coil solenoid tickler_coil armature
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