Look up: coil


  1. coil
    [n] - a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles 2. [n] - a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine 3. [n] - a contraceptive device placed inside a woman`s womb 4. [n] - tubing that is wound in a spiral 5. [n] - reactor consisting...
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  2. Coil
    Coil (koil) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Coiled (koild); present participle & verbal noun Coiling .] [ Old French coillir , French cueillir , to collect, gat...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/106

  3. Coil
    Coil intransitive verb To wind itself cylindrically or spirally; to form a coil; to wind; -- often with about or around . « You can see his flery serpents . . . Coiting , playing in the water. Longfellow. »
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  4. Coil
    Coil noun 1. A ring, series of rings, or spiral, into which a rope, or other like thing, is wound. « The wild grapevines that twisted their coils from trec to tree. W. Irving. » 2. Fig.: Entanglement; toil; m...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/106

  5. Coil
    Coil noun [ Of Celtic origin; confer Gael. goil fume, rage.] A noise, tumult, bustle, or confusion. [ Obsolete] Shak.
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  6. coil
    1. A spiral or series of loops. ... 2. An object made of wire wound in a spiral configuration, used in electronic applications, or a loop of wire used as an antenna. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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  7. coil
    spiral noun a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; `a coil of rope`
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  8. coil
    whorl noun a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
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  9. coil
    loop verb wind around something in coils or loops
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  10. coil
    (koil) a winding structure. See also helix and spiral.
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  11. Coil
    • (n.) A series of connected pipes in rows or layers, as in a steam heating apparatus. • (n.) A noise, tumult, bustle, or confusion. • (n.) A ring, series of rings, or spiral, into which a rope, or other like thing, is wound. • (n.) Fig.: Entanglement; toil; mesh; perplexity. &bu...
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  12. coil
    in an electric circuit, one or more turns, usually roughly circular or cylindrical, of current-carrying wire designed to produce a magnetic field or ... [4 related articles]
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  1. coil
    coil 1. To wind into continuous, regularly spaced rings one above the other; such as, to coil a wire around a pencil. 2. To wind on a flat surface into rings one around the other; such as, coiling a rope on the floor. 3. To gather rope, wire, string, etc. into loops. 4. To form rings, spirals, et...
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  2. Coil
    [chemistry] A coil, in chemistry, is a tube, frequently in spiral form, used commonly to cool steam originating from a distillation and thus to condense it in liquid form. Usually it is of copper or another material that conducts heat easily. Coils are often used in chemical processes in bat...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coil_(chemistry)

  3. coil
    Type: Term Pronunciation: koyl Definitions: 1. A spiral or series of loops. 2. An object made of wire wound in a spiral configuration, used in electronic applications, or a loop of wire used as an antenna. 3. A spiral loop of wire used to embolize an artery to obstruct it.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=18773

  4. Coil
    [G.I. Joe] The Coil is an offshoot of the terrorist faction Cobra, formed either by Cobra Commander or Serpentor, in the fictional G.I. Joe universe. ==Devil`s Due Comics== ===Origins=== The Coil began as a movement within the Cobra organization, shortly after the Cobra Civil War. It was sta...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coil_(G.I._Joe)

  5. Coil
    [album] Coil is an album by Toad the Wet Sprocket released in 1997. It is their fifth studio album, and the final one before the band broke up in 1998. As with previous albums, Coil was released under the Columbia Records label and produced by Gavin MacKillop. This album has been praised by ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coil_(album)

  6. Coil
    [band] Coil was an English cross-genre, experimental music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as "Jhonn Balance"—and his partner Peter Christopherson, aka "Sleazy". The duo worked together on a series of releases before Balance chose the name Coil, which he claimed to be...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coil_(band)

  7. Coil
    In nautical terms, a coil is a series of loops. To coil a rope is to twist a rope into a series of loops, e.g. a coil.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/RCA.HTM

  8. COIL
    To lay a line down in circular turns
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  9. coil
    set of series-connected turns, usually coaxial
    Found op http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&ievref=151-13-15

  10. coil
    a physical assembly of one or more electrical coil sections generally surrounded by common insulation
    Found op http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&ievref=411-38-03

  11. coil
    wound wire, strand or cable
    Found op http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&ievref=815-07-01

  12. coil
    As a component of a heating or cooling appliance, rows of tubing or pipe with fins attached through which a heat transfer fluid is circulated and to deliver heat or cooling energy to a building. Related categories • COOLING, REFRIGERATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING &nb...
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  13. Coil
    To lay a line down in circular turns.
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