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Results for: "coil"

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NOUN (6)

1. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops;
- Example: "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;


VERB (3)

1. to wind or move in a spiral course;
- Example: "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"
- Example: "black smoke coiling up into the sky"
- Example: "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"
[syn: gyrate, spiral, coil]

2. make without a potter's wheel;
- Example: "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]

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