Coil

Quick meaning: Coil is a noun meaning Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.

Meaning

Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.

More Meanings

1. Any intrauterine device (abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
2. (electronics) A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
3. A cylinder of clay.
4. (figurative) Entanglement; perplexity.
5. To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.
6. To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.
7. To wind cylindrically or spirally.

Example Sentences

the sinuous coils of a snake

to coil a rope when not in use

The snake coiled itself before springing.

The sailor coiled the free end of the hawser on the pier.

Word Forms

• coils
• coiling
• coiled

Synonyms for coil

Depending on context, synonyms include inductor, spire, whorl, gyrate, roll, gyre.

Antonyms for coil

Common opposites include uncoil.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include whorl, curlicue, gyre, gyrate, roll, loop.

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