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- Dictionarycoil/kɔɪl/
noun
- 1. a length of something wound in a joined sequence of concentric rings: "a coil of rope"
verb
- 1. arrange (something long and flexible) in a coil: "he began to coil up the heavy ropes"
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COIL definition: 1. a length of rope, hair, or wire, arranged into a series of circles, one above or outside the…. Learn more.
a. : a number of turns of wire wound around a core (as of iron) to create a magnetic field for an electromagnet or an induction coil. b. : induction coil. 3. : a series of connected pipes in rows, layers, or windings. 4. : a roll of postage stamps. also : a stamp from such a roll.
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.
If you coil something, you wind it into a series of loops or into the shape of a ring. If it coils around something, it forms loops or a ring.
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.
Define coil. coil synonyms, coil pronunciation, coil translation, English dictionary definition of coil. n. 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...
coil. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English coil1 /kɔɪl/ (also coil up) verb [ intransitive, transitive] to wind or twist into a series of rings, or to make something do this The snake coiled around the branches of the tree. Her long hair was coiled up in a plait at the top of her head.
COIL definition: 1. a long piece of wire, rope, etc curled into several circles: 2. to twist something into…. Learn more.
Definition of coil noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
gather or retract in a circular way: The snake coiled, ready to strike. to move in or follow a winding course: The river coiled through the valley. n. a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound. a single such ring. Building an arrangement of pipes, coiled or in a series, as in a radiator.
