what does coil mean?
COIL as NOUN
- Meaning
- a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
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Hypernyms(s) coil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
Hypernyms(s) coil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- tubing that is wound in a spiral
Hypernyms(s) coil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a contraceptive device placed inside a woman’’s womb
Hypernyms(s) coil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
Hypernyms(s) coil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
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Hypernyms(s) coil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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COIL as VERB
- Meaning
- wind around something in coils or loops
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Hypernyms(s) coil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- make without a potter’’s wheel
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- This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels
Hypernyms(s) coil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- to wind or move in a spiral course
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- the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action
- black smoke coiling up into the sky
- the young people gyrated on the dance floor
Hypernyms(s) coil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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