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- DictionaryCoil/koil/
noun
- 1. a length of something wound or arranged in a spiral or sequence of rings: "a coil of rope"
verb
- 1. arrange or wind (something long and flexible) in a joined sequence of concentric circles or rings: "he began to coil up the heavy ropes"
The IUD or ' coil ' is a small plastic (or plastic and copper) device, not much longer than a match, which is placed inside your womb, where it prevents you from getting pregnant. It's often called a ' coil ' because most of the original IUDs were coil-shaped.
Coil definition: a connected series of spirals or rings that rope, wire, or the like has been formed into. See examples of COIL used in a sentence.
a length of rope or wire curled to form a series of circles, one above the other: Rob raised the heavy coil of rope to his shoulder. A coil is also anything having the shape of a series of circles, one above the other: A coil of smoke rose from the chimney.
A coil is a spiral shape or a series of circles, each one inside another. You might see a coil of rope on a dock or coils of hair in a fancy hairdo. A snake naturally curls its body into a coil, and the end of a whip after it's been cracked tends to form a coil.
1. a. A series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding: a coil of rope; long coils of hair. b. An individual spiral or ring within such a series. 2. A spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes, as in a radiator. 3. Electricity. a.
A coil is a twisted tube for carrying a fluid, which is used inside a vessel but has entry and exit points outside the vessel. The refrigerant is circulated through the coil of the evaporative condenser. The high velocity of the coolant through the coil ensures usefully high heat transfer rates.
Definition of coil noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
